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Offline gold84gmc

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where to get intake tube
« on: July 04, 2009, 08:09:56 am »
im planning on doing what other people have done and use another air cleaner so mine has two air inlets...i was wondering where i could get or find the factory tube that comes on these trucks...i would rather not have the tubing from lowes or home depot
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Offline VileZambonie

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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2009, 08:34:28 am »
Spectre makes an entire setup. Look on their website or on the shelf at autozone.

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Offline gold84gmc

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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2009, 11:02:51 am »
im using the factory air cleaner and i want to use the factory tube(the black plastic one) i dont have the extra money to get stuff from spectre or any of those other brands
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Offline eventhorizon66

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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2009, 11:10:30 am »
When I did mine, I wanted to use the factory tubes too, so I grabbed another one at a local slavage yard.  It was only when I realized they weren't long enough that I went with the corrugated tubing from Lowes.  Also, if you can't find one at a yard, and don't like the hard corrugated tubing (I'm not too crazy about it either but it works), Gates makes a soft vinyl intake hose in 4".
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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2009, 12:03:36 pm »
Quote from: eventhorizon66 on July 04, 2009, 11:10:30 am
When I did mine, I wanted to use the factory tubes too, so I grabbed another one at a local slavage yard.  It was only when I realized they weren't long enough that I went with the corrugated tubing from Lowes.  Also, if you can't find one at a yard, and don't like the hard corrugated tubing (I'm not too crazy about it either but it works), Gates makes a soft vinyl intake hose in 4".

does the tubing from lowes keep its shape or does it flop around...is it as strong as the stock tube
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Offline eventhorizon66

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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2009, 12:26:42 pm »
Stronger and more rigid.  A little too rigid actually, but like I said it works.  You have to cut it to the perfect length because it is not very compressible like the stock tubes.  When I first installed it, I thought it was kinda ugly too, but now that I've lived with it for a while, it's not so bad.
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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2009, 08:40:18 pm »
do you know how much they cost at lowes?
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Offline eventhorizon66

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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2009, 05:03:11 pm »
About $5 for 10'.  That was the main appeal.
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Re: where to get intake tube
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2009, 06:59:03 pm »
wow thats cheap guess ill have to get some
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