Mishimoto MMHOSE-SUB-IHBK Silicone Induction Hose Compatible With Subaru WRX 2001-2007 / STI 2004-2015 Black

Have not had a mishimoto hose or coupling fail to date. The install can be a pain in the ass if you don’t know the layout; however as a technician found it pliable enough to push around under the intake and have zero fear of the hose losing rigidity under boost.Did not take a pic with the aluminum inserts installed but the hose fittings are solid and grip nice.

Super tight squeeze if you dont remove the manifold. But overall great product.

So, I bought this knowing Mishimoto's name and quality but never having replaced this part before.If you've never done it either, get ready for a fight on both sides, taking the old one out and putting this one in.I managed to do it without taking the intake manifold off, it is possible. Lots of squishing a wiggling to get it up to the turbo. Two hints I'll pass on here, 1, get yourself a set of picks to help pull the new inlet hose on to the turbo snout and 2, little WD40 on the turbo snout to get the inlet hose to slip on. Be careful with the picks you don't rip the new hose. Once you get it it just kinda pops into place. Really rewarding when it does but it's a struggle.That all said, it's Mishimoto so it's really well made. Instructions are lacking so be sure you know what you're getting yourself into. Haven't driven with it yet, have a few other things to take care of.

Ok so. It fits. But it’s much easier if you already have the intake manifold off the engine as I did. Still a tight fit but it does fit. The quality is top notch and all the fittings are high quality. Best way to install is to take intake manifold off and replace the gaskets while you’re in there. Paint it like I did and then reassemble. I can’t imagine trying to squeeze that thing in there without doing that. Worth the money and works great. Won’t throw a CEL Either.

I'm a not a professional mechanic, but I'm handy, and I do a lot of work on my cars. Despite all of the bad reviews of Mishimoto's hoses, I thought this turbo intake tube would be a safe bet. After watching Mishimoto's installation video, I knew something was off. The video skipped all of the insanely difficult parts, and made no mention of the front hose end being too long to fit the airbox, the oversized OD of the hose having to compete with both the power steering pressure line and the left TGV motor for space, nor the fact that the turbo inlet end is both too long, and not centered with the turbo. There are also no instructions on their website. I pulled the IM, and even with a totally clear path to run the intake tube, it was still too fat to fit underneath the IM without a major fight. The auxiliary vacuum tubes were also located where OEM parts existed. Unless you're already an expert with the vacuum lines, you'll be spending some time figuring out where they go. As an engineer, I would be ashamed to work on a team like Mishimoto who can't get their production designs right, and pass the mistakes and pain on to their customers. I emailed them twice to see if they have an adapter that will connect this intake pipe to my factory intake box, and received no replies. I ended up having to mold a platinum-cure silicone gasket to make their intake tube fit my airbox.I'll start pulling the IM back out this weekend (which I just finished re-installing today). This time, I'll install the properly engineered factory intake tube. Now that I've finally installed oil catch cans, I won't have to worry about the factory turbo intake tube disintegrating again over 275k miles. I also seriously doubt Mishimoto used proper fluorosilicone for their intake tube, as I don't see a liner in the super thick wall of the tube.

Very difficult to install,very tight fitment. Honestly should bought oem with the difficulties encountered.

Awesome fit. I was able to install without removing the intake manifold. Just had to remove alternator/ps pump and expansion tank, along with some hoses and vacuum lines I had taken the turbo off prior to installing the turbo inlet doing exhaust work, but I'd imagine it could be done with it being left alone.

I certainly would recommend this to any owner of a 2003 Impreza wrx with high miles that hasn't had the intake piping replaced. I would recommend having a avid subaru technician install it. It is simply not an easy installation unless you remove the full intake plenum. Be prepared to purchase all the surrounding hoses and vaccum lines from the dealership. All are going to be brittle and hard and will break upon removing the old pipe. After the installation was complete it works great. Its certainly a strudy pipe and made of robust materials. If you attempt this installation without removing the plenum good luck to you..I also purchased the mishimoto intercooler pipng kit along with this. Great Buy

The Mishimoto turbo inlet hose is a great replacement / upgrade for the stock inlet on our 2002 Wrx!Very nice packaging, comes with a fancy t-bolt clamp for the turbo with a mishimoto "M" engraved on it. As well as all the other hose clamps you need to install the auxiliary fittings.The hose is much larger in diameter than the oem hose and is very difficult to install with the intake manifold on... the job took around 10 hours with two people pushing, shoving, prying (and crying). However this is to no fault of the product, the oem hose is just as difficult to remove as the new one is to install.The car feels fantastic now and the boost comes on very steady and strong even when shifting through gears. where as the old one was leaking everytime the BOV recirculated.Most of the auxiliary fittings are tight and pressing up against things but honestly the Ej205 is kind of a joke when it comes to having space for things. Its pretty acceptable fitment.100% recommend. Although i think there should be a rebate for the install labour haha.

Bought this for my 02 bug sti as a replacement as my standard one had perished wile upgrading the turbo, was abit tricky to fit but got there in the end without having to take the manifold off , great item and great quality well worth the extra few £££ for a quality item you know will last, very fast delivery considering it came from the US. Very well packaged, very pleased would definitely recommend to anyone looking to upgrade