vishnu vs. samco intercooler hoses

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03-30-2004, 09:57 PM

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vishnu vs. samco intercooler hoses

Hey everyone, looking for intercooler hoses, thought i would ask around and find out if anyone has any testimonials about either set. What ones do you seem to like more? Let me know, thanks. Peace

03-30-2004, 11:10 PM

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I personaly run the samco. I honestly believe they are both about the same. The Vishnu hoses are from a different company then samco ( some people thought that samco was just making them for Shiv) so the molding is a little different.

03-31-2004, 08:53 PM

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I run the Vishnu IC hose set but Shiv told me that the Samco set will work fine.

You can usually find Samco IC hoses for a good price in the For Sale by Vendors forum. Use the Search field at the bottom of that page.

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03-31-2004, 09:20 PM

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Samco... Vishnu = same thing / more $

03-31-2004, 09:39 PM

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I just got my Samcos for $110. Installed it today. Do you guys notice anything better with the hoses installed? I haven't tried out my car yet.

03-31-2004, 09:57 PM

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I didn't notice anything at all.

04-01-2004, 06:49 AM

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I noticed an increase with my intercooler hoses, but then i did a stage four at the same time

04-01-2004, 08:14 AM

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Originally posted by Vicore_Wrx
I noticed an increase with my intercooler hoses, but then i did a stage four at the same time

I would hope you so too.

04-01-2004, 08:52 AM

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The Vishnu and the Samco Hoses are the same for all intensive purposes. The performance gains will be pretty much the exact same with either hose set.

04-04-2004, 11:25 PM

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Apart from differences in casting and material (our is more multilayered and impregnated with fiberglass for added strength), both hoses should work the same. The main reason we had a set built to our specs was that we were seeing tears with the regular silicon hose caused by the use of hose clamps without rolled edged.

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04-05-2004, 08:37 AM

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yea, the samco hoses do tear due to the clamps being too tight on them.

04-06-2004, 01:30 AM

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uhh

obx sup?

04-06-2004, 10:24 AM

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First gen Samco hoses here, bought in May of 02'.
They fit poorly, but worked well once I got them on. Be sure to use Mikalor style clamps, and you're good to go.