[s-cars] I'm hosed, a/k/a Samco GP

[Sean Douglas]

You could try calling ECS who I think was the vendor on this GP.

As an aside, I'm not convinced that the Samco hoses are all that much
better than *new* stock hoses. I have 2 new stock hoses (turbo>x-over
and x-over>IC) and with a chipped ECU for almost a year, I have had no
problems. I recently picked up a used Samco for the IC>t-body and
installed it. I find that it tends to slip off the t-body flange and
requires the clamp to be very tight - to the point of overtightening.
Also, it seemed too long and when first installed it was slightly kinked
in the middle, reducing the cross-sectional area, hence causing a flow
restriction. I trimed about 1/2 inch of the small end and it seemed to
fit better. I'm considering going back to the old stock hose and
replacing that with a OEM one.

Any others had this issue?

Thanks,

Sean

Sean Douglas
1997 Audi S6 - MTM Stage 1+
1990 Audi 90Q20V


> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Marc Gorelick
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:26 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] I'm hosed, a/k/a Samco GP
> 
> 
> Hi //S Fans:
> 
> About a month ago there was a flurry of emails about a group 
> purchase for 
> Samco hoses. I thought little of this at the time, but I have just 
> diagnosed the cause my poor performance problems as a split 
> in the hose 
> that connects the IC to the throttle body.  Presently it is 
> being held 
> together by an alloy of strapping tape overlaid with duct 
> tape. While this 
> arrangement may in fact be stronger than the stock hose was 
> in the first 
> place, it's still not very good IMHO. ;-)
> 
> So, my questions are...am I a month too late to get in on 
> this?  If so, 
> does anyone who was originally scheduled to do this want 
> someone to take 
> their place?  Lastly, if I am out of the running for the 
> Samco deal, is 
> there another source for this hose I should consider?
> 
> ETKA shows this as Audi P/N 034 145 746 AQ.
> 
> Thanks as always...
> 
> Marc
> 
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