theMax

Anyone replaced all of their vaccume hoses and have a good list of sizes needed?

How critical is it to have the same size hose? Does the Inside Diameter have to be the same as stock?

Anyone have pics of the install so I don't miss any lines?

HulaMAX

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Don't have any specifics, but what I do know is if you don't have the right inner diameter sizes, you won't have a good vacuum and your car won't run correctly until you find that vacuum leak...found out the hard way through experience...

Y2KevSE

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Get the starter kit from http://www.hosetechniques.com

Yes, keep the inner diameter the same.

No install pics, but here the final result (HoseTechnique hoses and looms):

MichaelAE

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Did you see those guys did a model-specific kit for the '02 Altima, but still don't have one for the 5th or 5.5th gen Max? Bastardo!

punkdork

OMG... I can't believe you say bastardo... I thought only Alysia and I used that fine term. I'm afraid we will need to start charging you royalties.

MichaelAE

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I don't think you'd have a case. I'll take you to court on that. I'm pretty sure I've been using that term ever since seeing Hudson Hawk w/Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello which was back in '91. I'm not quite sure that I actually heard that line in the movie, but it just fits. If you can make a case for having taken ownership before then, you do that...I'll see you in court.

FYI...Hudson Hawk is a grossly underrated movie which everyone should see.

FYI II...I sent an email to Hose Techniques asking about any plans for a 3.0L or 3.5L Maxima-specific kit. I'll post anything I hear back.

Y2KevSE

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No, I haven't seen the kit for the Altima. Our cars have A LOT of vacuum hoses compared to 4th gens... I wonder if the 5.5 gens are the same.

punkdork

Many many moons ago one Ms. Alysia Smith was forced to work as a telemarketer. One day she called one of her leads and asked for Mr Bastardo (Bastard-oh). He promptly identified himself as Mr. Bastardo (Bus-Tard-oh). Her next customer, "Mrs. Glasscock," never received a call that day.

As you can see we have clear ownership.

Y2KevSE

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theMax

Thanks,

Do you know what sizes are in the max? The set has 3.5, 4, 6, and 8mm. Do you use them all? I am going to but the hose by the foot locally.

Y2KevSE

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Hmmmmm...... I don't know what the sizes are, but I only have a couple feet left from the one with the smallest diameter.

Maximum Velocity

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Hey Kev, aren't most of the hoses just slice and wrap? There aren't going to be too many direct replacements huh.

MichaelAE

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You may have a better story, but its not clear from your email that Ms. Alysia's career as a telemarketer took place pre-1991 (the release of Hudson Hawk).

However, more critically, our pronunciations are distinctly different. Your Bus-Tard-Oh is very different from my Bah-staaaaaar-Do (pronounced in the traditional Italiano with the emphasis on the "staaaaaar"). Maybe there is no cause for alarm after all.

punkdork

Au Contraire... While Mr. Bastardo uses the bus-tard pronunciation method, my fiance and myself have adopted the more entertaining and correct Bastard-oh pronunciation. Oh and Ms. Smith was doing telemarking in the early 1800's so we clearly have ownership.

Y2KevSE

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Nope, slice/wrap is only done on the throttle and cruise control cables.

MichaelAE

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I criminali non hanno diritti, bastardo.

Ms. Smith is a cradle robber and deserves no such ownership. Plus, the copyright laws governing ownership of phrases such as "bastardo" were not in place in the early 1800's and therefore you have no valid claim.

punkdork

Curses... foiled again!!!

MichaelAE

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The Hose Tecniques guy replied that he was planning on releasing both a 3.0L and 3.5L model-specific kit for the 5th gen Maxima "hopefully" in December.

Y2KevSE

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Perfect! You guys should wait until then.

MichaelAE

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Maybe he'll make one in blue...I like blue.