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Hard pipes are replacement pipes for the rubber hoses that go fom intake, to turbo, to IC, to Throtle body. The TGP I have had the hard pipe part of the way to the throttle body, but the rest are all SOFT rubber. They work, but only marginally. With hard pipes, it basically puts mandrel bent aluminum or stainless pipe in place, only using the rubber to connect to the respective components. It flows better and the pipes dont suck themselves in(if you could watch under the hood under hard boost, you could actually see the rubber hose going to the turbo suck itself in, and if its older, may even nearly colapse.)

I don't know if anyone has done this, but be careful as the engine really does move alot and that s the main reason for the hoses that are there.

The hose into the turbo can collapse, and this one can be upgraded/eliminated. Most of the reason for the collapse is the under flowing stock filter, or if you use it with an upgraded filter, not being able to keep up with the airflow.

Chris

Hard motor mounts cure the motor moving enough to run hard pipes, but there is a rubber connectrion on the end of each pipe that allows for movement. I run them on all the turbo cars I own except my TGP. The TGP has the one on top, but I havent installed the others as of yet. I will also be changing out the airbox for somethiing less restrictive, but I will have to do some research as putting the cone on the turbo just draws hot air off the turbo into the intake tract, creating a hotter charge. And with the new turbo going in, that won't do.  Hmmm... I need to tear this car apart....

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