Quick easy and cheap intake hose replacement (1 Viewer)

[d90rover]

Hi guys,

So like many of you my stock intake hose was shot, cracked in many of the lower sections as they are prone to doing with the stock part NLA. So my other passion is flying and I do all my own plane maintenance. I took some quickie measurements and bought 2ft of 2.75” CEET tubing from Aircraft Spruce. I took the stock hose and trimmed off all the flex section so just the part that pops into the front grill area was left. The CEET Hose is a very snug fit there but it does slide on, and it’s a perfect fit to the air cleaner horn. Presto, looks pretty decent, will last another 30 years, and cost $24.

Cheers
Mikey

 

[Ian Crawford]

Nice fix! Here's a link: CEET AIRCRAFT DUCTING - CUT TO LENGTH from Aircraft Spruce

 

[NMfjCruiser]

Similar to my fix but you made a better color choice.

 

[gregnash]

Very nice! Gonna have to add this to the list of things to get.

 

[php74]

Is it pretty sturdy? It looks good in your pics, but the website pic looks like paper.

 

[d90rover]

Lol no not paper. That's an old photo you see in the catalog where you can see the weave of the fiberglass, but it was never paper. “CEET” type ducting has two plies of neoprene-impregnated fiberglass, similar to CAT except wire between plies. For use in hot or cold air applications and for conveying fumes at temperatures ranging from -65° to over 350°F. We use it everywhere in general aviation in the engine cowling areas. The orange variety NMfjCruiser's photo is SCEET or SCAT, which substitutes orange silicone for the black neoprene for use near exhaust headers, turbochargers and heat muffs where the temps are really high. No need for that in a car, temps never get that high. The other difference between CEET and CAT or SCEET and SCAT is the SCEET and CEET have two plies of the neoprene impregnated fiberglass, SCAT and CAT have a single ply. The wire coils inside makes it super sturdy. Look at it this way, it's designed for environments where the temps are 300 plus degrees, and ram air pressures exceeding 200 kts into the cowling are trying to tear it to shreads. So yeah, it'll hold up fine at freeway speeds behind the head light in a 30+ yr old truck at 150-200 deg max lol. That duct will outlast the truck in other words.

Cheers
Mikey

 

[php74]

Good info. Thx, purchasing today

 

[Nostradamus]

Hi guys,

So like many of you my stock intake hose was shot, cracked in many of the lower sections as they are prone to doing with the stock part NLA. So my other passion is flying and I do all my own plane maintenance. I took some quickie measurements and bought 2ft of 2.75” CEET tubing from Aircraft Spruce. I took the stock hose and trimmed off all the flex section so just the part that pops into the front grill area was left. The CEET Hose is a very snug fit there but it does slide on, and it’s a perfect fit to the air cleaner horn. Presto, looks pretty decent, will last another 30 years, and cost $24.

Cheers
Mikey

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Wow - that's clean engine bay. Looks like an aircraft mechanic works on that rig. The techs I worked with at the Space Center back in the day when I was a shuttle engineer were fastidious in their work and cleanliness.

 

[BigTreesFJ60]

I did the same procedure as @d90rover describes but I purchased mine from O'rielly for $25. You can buy it anywhere though Spectre Performance 8741 , Air Duct Hose Kit

 

[BTUMAN]

I do this one for mud members, but’s it’s like $48 shipped. It’s never going to crack or warp or change colors and it’s flexible. End to end so you don’t have to keep the end caps. I sell a lot of them- 18” long. Material rated for high temp and cold temp.