I had a major crack in the hose between the air cleaner and the intake on the engine. The part is discontinued and the only quote I found for one of the very few remaining was $370. I didn't want to use coiled HVAC type hose because of concerns about heat, durability, and getting a good seal on each end of the hose. After muddling around for a while here's what I came up with:
I used a 3.00" to 2.25" silicone exhaust reducer and clamped it to a short section of 2.25" exhaust pipe. Then I clamped a replacement hose for a 2000 Dodge Neon onto the pipe and from there to the intake pipe above the valve cover. The part I used was a Dorman 696-301. It is 2.25" at each end. Here's where I got it:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131292041525?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
I had a hard time figuring out which parts were going to work best and I hope that if anyone else has the same problem they'll be able to find this with search and save themselves some time. I'm sure there are better/cheaper solutions but I couldn't find them.
Note that the pipe section is not visible between the reducer and the Dodge air hose. It just provides a connection between the two and is fully covered.
I used a 3.00" to 2.25" silicone exhaust reducer and clamped it to a short section of 2.25" exhaust pipe. Then I clamped a replacement hose for a 2000 Dodge Neon onto the pipe and from there to the intake pipe above the valve cover. The part I used was a Dorman 696-301. It is 2.25" at each end. Here's where I got it:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131292041525?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
I had a hard time figuring out which parts were going to work best and I hope that if anyone else has the same problem they'll be able to find this with search and save themselves some time. I'm sure there are better/cheaper solutions but I couldn't find them.
Note that the pipe section is not visible between the reducer and the Dodge air hose. It just provides a connection between the two and is fully covered.