Intake hose went kaputnik

[astr]

SCEET Tubing Solution

I used 3.25" diameter aircraft SCEET tubing to replace my defuncted intake hose. I purchased the tubing from Aircraft Spruce but any aircraft supply should have it. 3" was a little too small so I went with the 3.25" diameter. I did have to add an additional layer of reinforcement to the inside to provide a snug fit. This was in addition to the external layer of reinforcement. I just used strips of old SCEET material for the reinforcement and some red RTV to glue it all together. Once the tubing was cut to length and the inner strips glued in place, I inflated a balloon inside the tube to keep the layers tightly together while the RTV set up. I then added the exterior strips and wrapped the tube with saran wrap while the RTV set. This minimizes the mess and provides a nice finish.

The first photo is of the old intake hose and the materials that I used. Second shows the old vs. the new. And the final one is of the installed hose. I've been running the hose for a year with no signs of deterioration. As an added bonus, the SCEET is flexible enough to allow removing the air filter without disconnecting the hose.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

Awesome!


I'll be doing this exact thing in the next few days. Thanks for the excellent suggestion and instructions, astr! I'll post my results when I'm done.

 

[Spook50]

Nice clean job on that hose. I finally got an 80mm 45-degree HPS hose and replaced the small Napa "quick fix" I stuck on there when my factory hose broke. HUUUUUGE improvement in power at higher RPM. I would doubt it's any better than a stock hose, but apparently that temp fix was a lot more restrictive than I originally thought.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

Mine didn't turn out as nice looking as astr's but it sure worked out well! Thanks again for the suggestion and detailed instructions!

 

[MojoCruiser]

Nice clean job on that hose. I finally got an 80mm 45-degree HPS hose and replaced the small Napa "quick fix" I stuck on there when my factory hose broke. HUUUUUGE improvement in power at higher RPM. I would doubt it's any better than a stock hose, but apparently that temp fix was a lot more restrictive than I originally thought.

Spook50
How's the HPS holding up? Debating on HPS. Is this the hose u went with? Or was it just one of their standard 45 degree hoses? Any pics or part numbers would be great. Thanks

 

[Spook50]

Spook50
How's the HPS holding up? Debating on HPS. Is this the hose u went with? Or was it just one of their standard 45 degree hoses? Any pics or part numbers would be great. ThanksView attachment 1158171View attachment 1158172

I just went with the standard 45* bend hose and trimmed it to match up. I don't think the one you posted was available when I got mine, or else I would've gotten that instead and trimmed it to match. It looks like it might have been a better fit to begin with than a normal 45* angle. The bend actually needed is just shy of 45*, and the one you posted looks to fit that requirement.

Otherwise, the one I'm running is still holding up very well.

 

[MojoCruiser]

I just went with the standard 45* bend hose and trimmed it to match up. I don't think the one you posted was available when I got mine, or else I would've gotten that instead and trimmed it to match. It looks like it might have been a better fit to begin with than a normal 45* angle. The bend actually needed is just shy of 45*, and the one you posted looks to fit that requirement.

Otherwise, the one I'm running is still holding up very well.

Cool. Thanks for the info. This part number is 57-1289-BLK and its $128. I think I'd rather go with the 45 degree. It looks like it's only about $40 for the 80 mm hose.

 

[Spook50]

Yeah I'm not totally sure that part would actually work with a 62's 3FE. The bends look right, but on a stock engine there's a tube going from the intake hose to a connection towards the front of the valve cover. I'm not sure if this tube can necessarily be eliminated and the connection plugged, since I think it acts as an inlet for the PCV system.

 

[doug720]

One thing to consider with a rigid type intake hose connected to a non engine mounted air filter canister is vibration.

The accordion type flexible intake hose flexes with engine movement and vibration, isolating the canister from engine movement. The silicone solid hose does not move and transfers the vibration to the thin sheet metal air filter canister.

I tried that set up on my diesel swap and changed to a flex hose soon after for this reason.

Just something to consider.

Solid hose: Even with "Hump" hose ends, there was not enough flexibility.

Flex Hose - How I run it

 

[andhop72]

I used a section of exhaust hose they use in shops to pull the exhaust out of a shop while working on a running car. Cost me all of 10 bucks to cut off a little from a local shop.

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[Miloslavich]

For those of us with 60's, the hose is NLA from Toyota...