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    Default How important are vacuum hoses?

    Very important obviously.

    It's a little hard to frame a good question in the title, so I elected to click bait you.

    I've got to replace some vacuum hoses on the 1ggze. Mostly I'll just use some generic hose from Repco, but I have a couple of pieces that have neat right angles to clear things. OEM parts are no longer available.

    Is it a problem to just use longer lengths of hose with somewhat of a loop? (assuming I can find a pathway that doesn't foul on anything) or is there a way to make right angled bend vacuum hose? The main part in question is a line from the idle control back to the traction control part of the throttle body and I'm not sure it even does anything.

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    Default Re: How important are vacuum hoses?

    In general, no, doesnt make an awful lot of difference with a little extra length on the small vac hoses other than being aesthetically unattractive...

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    Default Re: How important are vacuum hoses?

    Thanks for that Daddio.

    Someone at Classic Celica Appreciation day made the suggestion (which is obvious in hindsight) that a metal pipe with small rubber joiners is a suitable solution.

    Thought I'd put that here in case someone else runs into the same issue and hasn't the nouse to work it out.

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