smooth tubes

[woolfie]

Another possibly dull question (but its allowed in the 1st month of ownership of my GTS)....how do I tell whether I have smooth tubes already put in, from a superficial visual inspection.

cheers woolfie

[Viper]

smooth tubes are silicon based, glossy rubbery look usually red in a viper but also come in other colours like blue and have no ribs in them.

OE tubes are dull and black rubber, which have ribs in them for some unknown reason

can send you pic if your still unsure

[viperdave]

You have two tubes running from the air box to the throttle bodies. Stock ones are corrugated. If they are smooth you already have them

I’ll see if I can find a pic.

Edited to add

doh too slow typing to beat Neil. (At least the blue and white cars are faster)

>> Edited by viperdave on Sunday 5th September 20:01

[Viper]

if you need to change for smooth tubes (Baz can help here, he has contacts) get the K&N air filters as well (off Joel) for improved sound and flow espicially if you modify your exhaust.

yes, the blue and white are faster than red...






.... but Steel Grey dont make me laugh so they are in a totally different speed league, way above the blues!! they are somewhere near the space shuttle
20 seconds after take off


edited: foranotherbadcolourjoke

>> Edited by Viper on Sunday 5th September 20:06

[Viper]

a shot of Smooth tubes, Mich's at Billing these are the one's Baz can get hold of.

Come on Mich get busy, that engine bay is absolutely filthy
can't you cover it in cling film or something ???

>> Edited by Viper on Sunday 5th September 20:17

[viperdave]

Viper said:

yes, the blue and white are faster than red... .... but Steel Grey dont make me laugh so they are in a totally different speed league, way above the blues!! they are somewhere near the space shuttle 20 seconds after take off

But isn’t the space shuttle grounded at the moment and restricted to the 2km/h of its crawler transport

[Viper]

they have probably done that so the viper owners in blue cars can try and keep up and get a peep of it
arent they thoughtful


(hope Nad isnt reading this, else I'll be in for it!)







>> Edited by Viper on Sunday 5th September 20:21

[viperdave]

Go on keep digging



Woolfie

Here are the wrinkly ones as comparison



Stolen from this article on the vca site

www.viperclub.org/instructions/airhose.html


Don’t know how good the article is as it looks like it’s about a gen 1.

[Phoenix Viper]

Cling F*****

[woolfie]

excellent..looks like i've inherited the mod..one less to do. My ones are are smooth in comparison to the last picture.

Apologies for the delay in replying...i was slowly burning the meat on the bbq..now 7 bottles of becks, 3 sausages, 1 burger, i red pepper, some couscous, 2 baked spuds later, i feel ready for another week of corporate bollox. But will have thursday off to to do the custom jobbie on the rear exhaust assembly..be interesting to see what it turns out like: bye bye rear silencers..RIP.

[stevieturbo]

The ribbed tubes would allow for engine movement, between the engine and the fixed air filter lids. They would also allow the filters to be changed easier.