Thread: Cigar hose
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Old 04-07-2007, 03:50 PM
kerry kerry is offline
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Originally Posted by Palangi View Post
Most people who have replaced it with straight fuel line say they do not notice any difference. A few have said they could feel or hear the fuel pulses in the hose. Someone suggested splicing in a prefilter as kind of a shock absorber. That seems like it would work, although I don't think we have had any reports from someone who actually tried it.
My 409d had a hose with a filter in the place of the cigar hose (if it had one originally??). Seemed to work fine.
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