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    How come no one makes a full replacement silicone SMIC pipes?

    I know about the company in the UK who makes replacement pipes for the stock rubber hoses but I'm talking about a full pipe replacement kit from turbo to ICs to y-pipe all in 2" piping? It wouldn't be expensive to manufacture. It'll be lighter than SS and won't rust like normal steel. It'll fit a hellova lot better and certainly be 10x easier to install. It'll flex with the motor. Its cheap and can be made in a variety of colors...

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    If your willing to pay the $$$ it is available through Pitroad M, but your correct I haven't really seen it produced here in murica.

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    If you can get it down to $250-300 I bet they'd sell; otherwise, FMIC kits dominate the market. There's a reason they have been sold in the past but were always discontinued because nobody wanted them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TurboSinceBirth View Post
    If you can get it down to $250-300 I bet they'd sell; otherwise, FMIC kits dominate the market. There's a reason they have been sold in the past but were always discontinued because nobody wanted them.
    Yes I'm aware of the false illusion that FMICs are better.

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    Can't be false Greg, I read it on the internet.
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    Where have y'all been?

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    so what's wrong with the cx hardpipekit?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ange View Post
    so what's wrong with the cx hardpipekit?
    Can't get it in any color coupler besides red/blue and there is no way to adapt the drivers IC coupler to be 2".

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    Quote Originally Posted by mb3000 View Post
    Where have y'all been?
    Those aren't what I'm after. They only replace the stock rubber hoses. Not the entire SMiC pipe setup.

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    What is the advantage of aftermarket pipes? Bigger?

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