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Old 05-08-2015, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Morris View Post
Bill

I've seen a couple of cars catch on fire as a results of the plastic air hose under the fender. Almost burnt the complete car.

And the cars that caught fire were street cars, not race cars.....

High temperature silicone hose is the answer, and the double wall with wound wire. Won't catch fire...

Morris
Pray tell what caused them to "catch fire"??? They are air ducts and not near any high heat sources. 3000 Superformances have had this and I am unaware of any fires involving the hose where the hose was the source of a fire.
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