it's to reduce/prevent heat expansion of the hose (stock rubber hoses expands quite easily) so that when you're cooking your brakes over 200-300 Celcius or more, the braking feel is still linear and won't feel spongy.
this is what most people won't deal with and to them the cable tie would most likely have zero effectA secondary effect is to reduce/prevent the expansion rate of the rubber as it ages.
this is evident comparing
Vyraz 's car and mine as his is on 90k km/3+ years iinm? and the hoses are about 10-20% thicker than mine and feels a bit spongy/soft while mine is stiffer.
this is what most people may be interested if they intend to keep the car and never sell it (at least 3-5 or more years of usage, considering the hose did got expanded slightly about 3+ years of time)of course yeah, you CAN use steel braided brake hoses which are MUCH BETTER however the going price for inspira/lancers for such hose kits are between 500-1k+ iinm.
http://www.thousand.com.my/index.php?m=pro...D=101&proID=302 (RRP RM580)
the cable tie costed rm50/100 pieces via ace hardware (supposedly high temp high strength outdoor usage etc fancy american shit but made in china lel), we used 260+ for 4 wheels.
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to add in, yes i have steel braided for my iswara which are also from IMP and i really like the responsive braking feel.
although honestly i only replaced them because the iswara was 12-13 years (at that time) old, and the brake hoses were pretty fat and the outer rubber were already flaky/cracking which could be a potential safety issue especially i do cook the iswara brakes to over 350 Celsius (or more)
next diy.. insufflex on the aircond hose....
to make the air cond temp slightly colder. (as if its not cold enough)
Mar 12 2014, 12:46 AM
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