I found some heater air duct hosing at pep boys that was the right size and
has served well for about five years.
Jim Altman
jaltman@altlaw.com
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From: owner-tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu [mailto:owner-tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu]
On Behalf Of FOSmith@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 11:39 PM
To: jays@paonline.com; tr8@mercury.lcs.mit.edu;
buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Wedge] TR7/8 FI air intake
> to replace the 2-2" cold air intake hoses to the filter box. Has
> anyone come up with a good substitute for these? I may order some
> hose from
>
Try some flexible aluminum heat riser hose. It comes in the correct size
and is available in any parts store. It's usually painted black so it
looks
fairly original too.
> Is anyone using a K&N filter in place of the factory airbox?
>
A K&N filter will cause you to fail smog inspection in California so if you
get one, hang on to your original parts. I'm not convinced that these
offer
improvement, however. When underhood temps soar, you're taking in intake
air
that's very hot and thin, whereas the original setup takes intake air from a
cooler spot ahead of the radiator. Cooler air is denser and packs more
energy
into the combustion chambers.
Fred Smith
Orinda, CA
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