Samco/Hill power bends question

[Gary-Lew]

Thinking of getting silicone bend, the question is, where in the bend does it allow for engine movement, if your filter box is secured to your bodyshell when the engines moves around on the mounts when revving , does the hill/samco elbow just stretch this seems a bit crap to me? On a maxogen system the 2 bubbles with the stainless rings around them are the expansion joints its the equiv to the ribbed section on a standard renault intake bend!
ITG elbow

standard with expansion ribs

and the samco or hill with no expansion joint

Seems that a lot of stress is put the jubilee clips to me!!

 

[Gary-Lew]

Anyone out there lol

 

[Fred@BTM]

the enigne doesn't move a huge amount

 

[davo172]

I've got hill power elbow on std airox with panel filter, never had any problems with fit or movement.

 

[john lloyd]

samco say their induction hose is larger diameter on the website but as the pipe from air filter box and inlet into throttle body is still the same size i dont see how there can be any gains.

are they worth the £70?

 

[mattjk]

I cant believe people actually pay £70 for a bit of silicon hose!! Money to burn or what!

 

[caymanr26]

those bulges are there to make it easier to fit or remove so that it can bend a bit - samco just put a bulge into the t-piece for my dump valve for me but it made no difference at all - was still a bloody nightmare to fit