LOL to suckin that marble out...if I went that route I'd definately zip tie fore n aft, LOL.
Oh that's right --that's what they do. Well no idea what the hose ID is but it is easy enough to pull it out of the air box and caliper the inside.
here's what I wrote in my tutorial about the dowel block:
Insert 5/8” diameter wooden dowel into the hose. It will fit very tight. I thought it best to reduce the diameter of the dowel to avoid stretching the hose or distorting the rubber fitting that the hose fits into when the hose is reinserted into the air box. A tighter fit should be safer and seal better but it may also stretch, making restoring back to OEM difficult if the rubber parts no longer fit.
I sanded the dowel down so that it was closer to 9/16” and tapered a bit toward the tip so that it could be pushed into the hose (or removed) easier. I also rounded one side of the tip so that it would fit into the bend in the hose smoothly.
5/8" marble is probably what you're looking for if you don't mind not being able to remove it. 9/16" is probably safer and with a couple zip ties, that will block it off. I considered not hose clamoing the dowel I used but that provided a lot more surface contact than a marble would.
* Last updated by: Rook on 4/13/2017 @ 5:34 PM *
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