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just a caution to folks considering Stillen G3 intakes. I have had mine on for about 60k miles, and they finally rubbed a hole in the AC lines - causing

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Old 05-21-2015, 08:31 AM   #1 (permalink)
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just a caution to folks considering Stillen G3 intakes.

I have had mine on for about 60k miles, and they finally rubbed a hole in the AC lines - causing coolant leak and no AC.

Double check that yours are not rubbing the lines.
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u didnt wrap your a/c line with the rubber hose it came with? on the diy guide here.. members also say wrap it to prevent this problem...
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I wrapped my AC line in Gorilla tape LOL Takedas have the same issue
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u didnt wrap your a/c line with the rubber hose it came with? on the diy guide here.. members also say wrap it to prevent this problem...
Also curious about if it rubbed through the rubber hose.
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Also curious about if it rubbed through the rubber hose.
so far i didnt come across a thread with the intake rubbing through the rubber hose yet.. i wrapped mine with rubber hose.. zip tied it.. and so far so good
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