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Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 3272289)

i had to cut my z1 just to fit. I can assure you there was no metal wiring anywere in the contruct of the tube its just rubber

It does have metal wiring actually. And they dont need to be cut to fit. They are a tight fit, but thats a good thing.

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Originally Posted by daisuke149 (Post 3272290)

It does have metal wiring actually. And they dont need to be cut to fit. They are a tight fit, but thats a good thing.

when I sliced into it there was NONE....unless its deeper or closer to the center. either way I sold them

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Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 3272292)

when I sliced into it there was NONE....unless its deeper or closer to the center. either way I sold them

This is what they say on their website:

"Produced in a multi-layer, wire reinforced silicone, these will never deteriorate, crack or degrade over time as a result to their exposure to heat, chemicals or debris (...unlike the factory rubber hoses which will eventually fail!)

I actually wouldnt have thought the HPS have wires either. When I installed those, I didnt take out the airboxes or the strut bar. It was quite the challenge but I bent those things up every way possible to squeeze them on, they snapped back into shape right away. I would think if they had metal in them they would stay somewhat bent...

But now that im looking into it, i don't see anywhere stating that the HPS tubes are reinforced with wire...

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Originally Posted by daisuke149 (Post 3272248)

When I had mine installed it didnt crimp. There are many ways to do it, one of the small connecter pieces could be used which makes it a bit contorted, also the MAF tubes can be rotated as well to make it easier.

I would have thought rotating the tube to make everything fit would work also.

I wonder if anyone else has dynod these besides me like 4 years ago lol

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Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 3272629)

I wonder if anyone else has dynod these besides me like 4 years ago lol

Yea, I actually dont think it was you that I was referring to, i think it was Jordo...

But i havent seen anything recent.

another thing that older model users miss when keeping the stock intake and just maximizing it, is the black foam tape around the air boxes lids, air box mouth, and snourkel ( how ever you spell it) Ive seen 12's already completely degraded and sucking hot engine air....not to mention air intake through the snourkel is gives a pressurizing effect.

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Originally Posted by Pelican170 (Post 3272223)

Question for you. I just bought the Z1's to replace my HPS tubes and I bought the Silicone tubes for the breather pieces. I read some people having fitment issues with the passenger breather tube being crimped when installing. Did you have this problem?

I bought these to replace the HPS becuase the driver side plastic baffle piece cracked in half and I wasnt sure how to fix it, so decided to replace with post MAF tubes and the PCV Breathers...

Yes, they looked crimped when they initially went on so I had to cut off about 1/4-1/2 inch with a utility knife. No big deal. I can't remember which side, but passenger side sounds right.

I also reused all the hose clamps from the original intakes and breather hoses just to make sure everything was air tight. The hose clamps on the OEM rubber intake hoses are "permanently" attached to the hoses so you just have to cut a little rubber tab to get them off...it will be obvious once you get 'em off, or just pick up some clamps at the hw store.