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Competition Spec Surge Tanks

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surge tanks When driving harshly, fuel is thrown from side to side of the fuel tank. This can cause the fuel to pick up to suck in air rather than fuel. This is why a surge tank is an important part of any turbo’ fuel system. It will stop your engine starving of fuel and allows for the fuel to be continuously sucked up.

This competition spec surge tank is finished in a top quality powder coat, and is supplied with 8 end fittings to suit your application. It also comes with both barbed and AN fittings supplied.

With a 1.5L capacity, the tank is ideal for many applications. Our surge tanks have female AN-6 ORB ports. If adaptors are required, we can supply them in ORB-6 to AN-6 or ORB-6 to Barbed adaptors.

For more information about our competition spec surge tanks, please visit our website.

Why Use Cotton Breather Filters?

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cotton breather filtersOur cotton breather filters are ideal for engine breather systems, gearbox breathers or oil catch can breathers. With many modern cars, the engines are designed to return the crankcase fume back into the engine normally via the air intake system and the inlet manifold.

When this happens, the oily fumes can contaminate the air/fuel mixture. This can lead to the car running poorly, with high fuel and oil consumption as well as smoky exhausts. Our cotton breather filters are designed to release vapour into the air, rather than feeding it back into the engine system. This promotes a healthy engine, and increased performance levels.

For more information about or cotton breather filters, please visit our website.

Unique Flexible Hoses

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flexible hosesWhere pre-moulded elbow hoses just won’t do to connect coolant or water hoses, we offer a solution. Our flexible silicone hoses are a completely unique product, ideal for such application.

Manufactured with a wire helix embedded into the wall of the hose, this hose can achieve an impressive bend radius. The hoses are grooved on the outside, allowing you get the tightest possible bend.

For easy connection and clamping, we ass a 50mm flat nor wired cuffed to the end of the hose. Depending on the thickness of hose you require, a variety of shapes and bends can be achieved. The thicker the wall, the stiffer the hose will be so please bare this in mind when purchasing.

For more information about our flexible, cuffed hoses, please visit our website.

50 Pack Clamp Deals!

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hose clampsAt Viper Performance we offer super bulk deals on a range of our hose clamps. Our stainless steel T-Bolt clamps and our MIKALOR clamps are available in bulk packs of 50! This special deal is ideal for small or new car businesses who need a bulk deal on clamps, without having to order hundreds at a time.

We offer the lowest price around for our 50 pack of T-Bolt clamps. There are many different sizes available, meaning the clamps can fit a variety of hose diameters. For extra order flexibility, we even offer a pick and mix service that allows you to order 100pcs of mixed sizes, and still receive the bulk price! These T-Bolt clamps offer an even and strong clamping force all round. They are specially designed to have a smooth inner surface, so as not to damage silicone hoses.

The MIKALOR clamps that we offer are specially designed for rubber and silicone hoses. Unlike many other worm drive hose clamps, these clamps will not leave indentations on the hose, which could result in damage.

We also offer bigger quantities of our hose clamps including 200, 500, and 1000+ pcs orders! Call our sales team on 0845 0953 423 to enquire.

You can see our full hose clamps range on our website.

PRO Range of Oil Catch Tanks!

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oil catch tanksHere at Viper Performance we have a PRO range of oil catch tanks! We have either a 1 litre or 2 litre tank available, both of which meet the highest specification. As with all of our products, these oil catch tanks are beautifully crafted.

The oil tanks are manufactured to competition and race specification. The mirror polish makes the oil tanks a sleek, smart, and awesome addition to your engine bay. Both tanks have an internal separator unit and are handmade with high quality welding. The tanks can be easily mounted thanks to the 2 brackets that have been welded to the side of the tanks. A drain tap and AN connections have also been welded on.

A top quality stainless steel 30 micron breather filter is supplied with the tanks. The filter is washable and reusable, meaning that you can keep you catch tank for life!

For more information on our PRO range catch tanks, please visit out main website.

Specially Designed Silicone Blanking Caps

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We at Viper Performance were the first to manufacture silicone caps specially designed for automotive use. These specially designed caps are the perfect solution for metal / hard pipe* solutions you wish to block off. They are ideal for many applications such as blocking off redundant connections, sealing off vacuum connections, carburettors, and intake manifolds etc.

Available in many sizes, with 3 different colour variations, these caps will match all Viper Performance hoses, and most other UK hose brands. To fit, simply push these caps over the connection you wish to block off. They offer ideal protection from dust or debris.

We now offer a bundle pack that allows you to save up to 25! The kit contains 9 caps, one of each size!

We offer two methods of blanking off pipes/hoses:
1 – Billet aluminium Hose Blanking Plug.
2 – Silicone Blanking CAP

*these silicone caps are not reinforced with fabric, therefore are not suitable for blocking off areas under pressure.

For more information on our blanking caps, please visit our website. 

The Perfect Tool for the Job!

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In addition to offering our range of hoses and fittings, we also offer tools to assist you with fitting and connecting your components. Our adjustable AN aluminium wrench is the perfect tool to help you with all you’re AN aluminium hose end fittings.

To avoid damage to your hoses and fittings, it is essential that the correct tool is used. This wrench is specially designed from aluminium 6063 material, to avoid causing damage, scratches and scuffs to your hose fittings. The wrench fits AN fittings from AN-3 to AN dash-12 perfectly, and has the sizes clearly marked for ease of use. The ergonomic, easy grip handle means this tool not only looks great, but feels great too.

This wrench is usually in stock and available for 24-48 hour delivery. To order yours, and to see what other tools we offer, please visit our main website.

Why add a line separator to your system?

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line separatorsWhere you have hoses running parallel to each other, they may start to rub together, causing damage to the hose. We offer a range of line separators that a specially designed to prevent hoses rubbing together. Adding a line separator to your system will ensure that the hoses are kept tidy and in line. They are also great for improving the visual appearance of your system. Line separators are commonly uses with braided hoses, but can also be used on silicone hoses and vacuum lines.

They are manufactured from CNC machined 6061 aluminium and then beautifully anodised to match out hoses ends and HEX finishers etc. Our line separators are securely help together by a single fixing, making them incredibly easy to fit, or move if need be.

We have a variety of sizes available, to suit hoses are varying diameter. By choosing the correct line separator, you can achieve the desired separation gap.

For more information on our line separators, and to see the sizes available, please visit our main website.

J Style Hoses Prove Popular

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j hosesIt has been just over 6 months since we launched our unique 180° elbow J Hoses that are not available anywhere else. When you’re building a coolant or radiator system, this hose shape is ideal. The generous length of the hose can easily be cut down to suit your desired length. This one piece hose removes the need for connectors that would normally be required to create the ‘J’ shape.

This special shape is perfect for a variety of custom applications. Small diameter hoses are quite flexible, this offering some good tolerances on the angles, and orientation. As the ‘J’ bend removes the need to purchase the variety of components you would ordinarily need to create the same shape, it is an extremely cost effective option.

6 months from its launch, the ‘J’ bend is proving increasingly popular with our customers. This unique hoses boast incredible benefits you won’t find elsewhere. These hoses are normally in stock, ready for 24-48 hour delivery.

Top Quality Bellow Hoses

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bellow hosesOur bellow hoses are specially built with NOMEX that can withstand a maximum working temperature of 220°C. They are ideal for use in areas that are subject to engine vibration or severe engine movement, which may cause other hoses to stress and split. Available with either a twin (TurboLoader Hoses) or quadruple (Articulated hoses) centre hump, convulsions act as bellows and offer flexibility and vibration absorption once mounted. We recommend these hoses to connect your charge cooler/intercooler etc to pipework.

We use 3 or 5 steel rings on the hoses, depending on the length, to prevent “ballooning” under boost or pressure. This enables the hose to keep its shape and integrity in any condition. This product is only available in black and is high quality and high specification.

As of Autumn 2017 we will be launching new sizes for these hoses. Our Turbo Loader hoses will be available in 114mm ID. The new sizes for our articulated hoses will be 70, 89 and 102mm hoses.