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Originally Posted by Mark IV
What I am saying is that I am unaware (and I have also talked to a Superformance veteran who has eons more experience than I and he has not seen a fire) and we have not seen a fire on the fresh air vent hose. And that includes some cars with serious track time on them. Now, a hose going to the brake rotor is a different kettle of fish.
Is it better to have a silicone hose that is heat resistant? Sure. Is it required? No. and the Kirkhams seem to agree as does Shelby American as they use a similar (in the case of Hi Tech built Shelby's, identical) hose and no one I am aware of has posted a fire issue.
Everyone is offering "upgrades" and "improvements" to Bill and some he may well want but unless you understand what he want to do with his car and what he is looking for it is just that, well intentioned advice and he is free to accept or reject as he sees fit.
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Obviously, Bill can do whatever he wants to do. Everyone has their own metric for safety. However, Morris has spent most of his time/life at the track. His advice is valued here. I'm not sure why you're crapping on his advice.
Most members here at CC have NOT. They're posers like me.
So, our experience, or lack thereof, is skewed towards non-racing applications. The people at Hall Fab & Racing (i.e., racers) made the same suggestion to me, replace the crappy hose. So, I ditched what Kirkham gave me back in 2007.
You said yourself. "Is it better to have a silicone hose that is heat resistant? Sure."
Some people think two roll bars make their Cobra safer, but then, forget an inertia switch for the fuel pump, to turn the pump off, when the car flips over. It's all a matter safety and tolerance.
