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Hi all,
so after viewing a few threads, I too decided to get rid of the plastic (broken) PCV hose and make my own with 3/4" ID oil resistant hose (300psi) and reuse the connector ends OF the OE palstic hose. The OE piece has NICE connector, but crappy plastic hose in between and it is placed right next to the engine block, so it gets hot adn ages/brittles quickly.
I have a solution, BUT it's not gonna work for everyone, as I'm NOT SURE how the OE air box will fit with this, BUT I believe it would work, as I DO remember a gap between the firewall and air box...
the 90° bend NOW faces up and towards the firewall and the other end ALSO faces up, so there is a bit of an arch to the rubber hose (I did that to help keep any oil particulates IN the engine instead of flowing in the hose to the air intake.
the length of straight hose is 59cm, as shown by the tape measure.
Ohhhhhhh.......awesome is that hose collapsing under vacuum......I've tried it before, and the pressure was really strong....
I JUST installed it and have not driven it yet.
It is a 300psi burst, but I'm not sure of the "collapse rating" of it.
it is not as stiff as the OE plastic tube, obviouisly, but this will not CRACK like that crap did.
I'll have to see if it collapses due to suction power. This hose IS a larger inside diam tho, than OE.
OE is 5/8 in ID and this is 3/4" SO, there is more room for air flow, but thats NOT to say there is a greater resistance to collapse, due to suction. in fact, usually that smaller diam is greater in collapse resistance.
I use the natural curve of the hose too when running it, so there is no extra "collapse" point possible, from extra bends.