[s-cars] samco gp

Thu May 9 15:23:12 EDT 2002

Apparently a third choice for hoses (albeit expensive) is MTM by Venair.

I have no idea how to contact them or check price/availability? Anyone?

Just so you know...

So far:

OEM
Samco
SFS
MTM by Venair

Anything else on the market?

/J.

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	James Murray (LMC) [SMTP:James.Murray at ericsson.ca]
	Sent:	May 9, 2002 1:21 PM
	To:	'abiglizard at att.net'; s-car-list at audifans.com
	Subject:	RE: [s-cars] samco gp

	A few people have been e-mailing me off list, so it seems like we
might have
	enough to host a GP for Silicon Hoses, but before we commit to Samco
hoses
	we should look into other options based on what Jimmy recently
pointed out.
	I had no idea other options existed but apparently they do! mainly
this
	other company called SFS ltd. In the UK. I'm going to send them an
e-mail
	with photo's of the current hose kit and ask if they offer this kit
and
	prices for a GP. We can then compare pros and cons and move from
there.

	I'll let you know what they respond.

	From Jimmy:

	http://www.sfs-ltd.co.uk/

	Searching Google for SFS Silicone turns up a slew of references.
Here is
	one that shows some photos:
	http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/racecarfab/products.html
	<http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/racecarfab/products.html>

	If anyone has further info on SFS please post.

	Cheers, /James.

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	abiglizard at att.net [SMTP:abiglizard at att.net]
		Sent:	May 9, 2002 1:07 PM
		To:	James.Murray at ericsson.ca; s-car-list at audifans.com
		Subject:	RE: [s-cars] samco gp

		s-car hosers,

		one of the questions JaMu brought up to be sorted out was
		'do we have enough interest in getting a gp together?'

		i for one would get into a gp for a set of hoses.  seems
		like the hose replacement is something most of us wait
		for (until we've got a leaker), then our options are few.

		best method of ship?  we probably have some experts on
		the list, eh? but it is usually cheaper getting anything
		shipped via a slower method.  my thoughts were to ship to
		the gp-lead by a slow boat, then UPS (fed-ex) to
		purchasers.

		i've never hosted a gp, but if there is enough interest i
		could (i'll probably regret this) host the purchase.  of
		course i'd be seeking help from anyone who has done a gp
		before.

		is there any others interested in new hoses?

		kenny

		> I know I'm going to regret this...but I wouldn't mind a
set of
	hoses
		> myself...at a decent price of course. I mentioned a few
weeks back
	that if
		> you get a GP going for them it's possible to deal with
Samco
	directly or so
		> I was told since I'm in Canada and there are no
distributors here.
	When I
		> talked to Samco said they would deal with me directly if I
had a
	large
		> enough order (at least a few kits). Prices would be about
$100 US
	less per
		> full kit than what it would cost at other places I
checked, about
	$250 US
		> for a full kit. That's a "guesstimate" as I'm including
shipping
	costs to my
		> place and duty etc. which I think would drive the price up
to
	about that. I
		> assumed shipping by Air, but the price could be dropped
more if it
	was
		> shipped by boat but you'd wait about 2 months plus Samco
said that
	require 4
		> to 5 weeks to build the houses. They told me they can make
them in
	all 7
		> colors (Blue, Red, Yellow, Green, Purple, Black, and
Orange). I
	asked the
		> shipping dimensions for one full kit and they said a ruff
guess is
	about 2
		> kilos in weight and size by box is 15x20x50CM, I checked
and air
	shipping
		> for 1 kit is about 60 GBP?, I would assume much less by
boat? They
	said
		> payment would have to be up front via bank transfer. I was
also
	told if I
		> opt for the plastic bag method of shipping I can save a
few extra
	bucks
		> rather than use the Samco box method.
		>
		> A few things would have to be ironed out for a GP at these
prices,
	such as:
		>
		> 1)	Do we have enough people for a GP?
		> 2)	What's the best method of shipment? (Air/Boat/?)
		> 3)	Does anyone know what the costs are to import this?
(never
	done it
		> myself).
		> 4)	Payment would have to be up front...
		> 5)	What else? (anyone done this before?)
		>
		> Here's the part numbers for a full kit:
		>
		> TB735  Hose from turbo to crossover pipe
		> TB736    (Spout to the hose below)
		> TB653 Hose from crossover pipe to intercooler
		> TB652 Hose from intercooler to throttle body
		>
		> That's all the info I have on the matter, now the question
is do
	we do a GP
		> or not...
		>
		> Cheers, /Jamu.
		>
		> P.S. I'm a little overloaded at work these days so I don't
really
	have time
		> for this, but maybe in a week or two.
		>
		> 	-----Original Message-----
		> 	From:	Mock, Bruce J (Bruce) [SMTP:bmock at avaya.com]
		> 	Sent:	May 9, 2002 10:20 AM
		> 	To:	Frank Amoroso; Steve Eiche
		> 	Cc:	s-car-list at audifans.com
		> 	Subject:	RE: [s-cars] Hose leak and boost
gauge 'tap'
		> location
		>
		> 	Thanks Guys;
		>
		> 	Man - and I was out at the track for one session
Saturday B4
	I
		> figured out why I couldn't seem to get away from the
M3s!!!
		>
		> 	Fixed the hose last night - at least a temp fix -
and with
	the cold
		> AM temps today - the beast is back  :)
		>
		> 	Frank - I talked to Mance yesterday - He claims no
more
	Samco hoses
		> are to be had anywhere???
		>
		> 	Bruce "lucky to still have a turbo that works" Mock
		>
		> 	-----Original Message-----
		> 	From: Frank Amoroso [mailto:fjamoroso at webtv.net]
		> 	Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 11:13 PM
		> 	To: Steve Eiche
		> 	Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com; Mock, Bruce J (Bruce)
		> 	Subject: Re: [s-cars] Hose leak and boost gauge
'tap'
	location
		>
		>
		> 	In other words, STAY OUTTA THE BOOST until you can
replace
	that hose
		> 	(preferably w/ a Samco unit).
		>
		> 	Frank at s-cars.org
		>
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