[urq] Silicone intake hoses

[quattrodude at comcast.net]

Which car? the 93 or the 86?

I had them on my 200 TQ...running 22psi...No problems...good stuff!!!

if one can get them for the URQ...let me know last I knew they did not make anything for the 82-91 URQ's...


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From: "Renneisen, Eric 475" <Eric.Renneisen at CIGNA.com> 

> I blew the turbo->IC hose at UPG last year (no fun driving 1K miles home 
> with no boost!) so I added a bypass valve to help relieve the stress of 
> boost spikes. That wasn't enough, because I blew the IC->TB hose at WOT 
> on one of the straights at Barber Motorsports Park. I was able to 
> repair it with some creative engineering, but I still need a new hose. 
> Audi wants more than $200 for this thing, and it'll eventually get 
> soaked with oil mist and fail again. 
> 
> Dialynx tell me they have silicone replacements. Has anyone seen one of 
> these or heard of about the quality? If I go this route, I may look 
> into a group buy deal if there's interest. 
> 
> Eric R. 
> '93 S4 
> '86 urq 
> 
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