Just wondering as I'm about to change over intercooler and rad hoses to white silicone ones. Are the samco ones that much better then the cheaper ones such as g plus??? Just wondering if the price that is 3 times as much is justified or not?
As I said it's all about your budget. I give you a motorsport example. BTCC runs the NGTC engine and that is restricted to 0.8bar and they all fit decent hoses from SFS/Samco and fit murray clamps last time I poked my lens that way :handsup:Depends on boost as well. I have standard clips and cheap hoses on a supercharged car producing 1bar of boost, no issue at all. These murray clamps are useful when you go over 2bar of boost I would say, but below that it is useless.
Cheap hoses are more flexible (of course), so again, under high boost they will stretch a bit more, reducing engine response, but it doesn't make a big difference. I would say if you remain below 1.5bar of boost use cheaper alternatives, if over 1.5bar, use proper hoses, and if over 2bar, use proper hoses and clamps.
I'd guess the cost of failure is a big decider in BTCC, a split joiner could be the difference between winning and losing a race (or championship).As I said it's all about your budget. I give you a motorsport example. BTCC runs the NGTC engine and that is restricted to 0.8bar and they all fit decent hoses from SFS/Samco and fit murray clamps last time I poked my lens that way :handsup: