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CUSTOMGAGT2000SEDAN
10-17-2008, 06:34 PM
there is a crappy seal / gasket in the ram air tubing where tubing goes threw wheel well. to replace it i search all over for ideas instead of using sealant. the only way to get one is to buy new tubing.

BUT go to a vaccum parts sale place. i found a perfect fit , better i think , a vaccum belt . they are rubber but it should last much longer then factory gasket because they are meant to take a lot of heat from vaccums versus the warm or cool air that come threw the ducting of our car.

the belt is from a kenmore and measures about 10.5" inch COMPLELTELY around cicumference $3.50 cdn. check yours my factory gasket with a car that is clean all the time , no winters ( except first 2 )and NOT rain driven most times, only 77,000 klms , my gasket what was left was sticking out.

and there had to be loss of air there. i do not have a part number because they did not have one listed at this store .

Bryan
10-17-2008, 06:59 PM
Doesn't the tubing overlap at each section? Thus allowing air to flow just as good with or without this thing you're talking about? Maybe I'm not sure as to what section you're talking about..

CUSTOMGAGT2000SEDAN
10-17-2008, 09:35 PM
yes you are thinking of the right part of the tubing . but there has to be a good reason why they initailly had gasket their. i found movement when i test fitted with out gasket. could be so water does not get in ???