Sidewinder FAQ

Hose Candy Sidewinders are a patent-pending kit that transforms your engine hoses with CNC quick-couplers.
Sidewinders also:

• Eliminates broken fittings or barbs during removal or troubles with unyielding, rigid hose ends
• Connects and disconnects in a moment with half a twist of your finger and thumb.
• Combines the functionality of the best high-tech medical quick couplers, expensive industrial couplers AND (anodized CNC) eye candy into a complete vacuum and turbo hose “transformation” kit – at an affordable price
• Delivers an amazing hose-end effect that you've got to see to believe!

Sidewinders can be used on vacuum, turbo and pneumatic hoses for any vehicle including: motorcycles and ATV's. Fittings are included to adapt to all common standard and metric hose sizes.

Black, red, blue, gold/yellow, silver, green and purple. Silicone Hose is available in black, red, and blue.

Hose Candy is designed to be quick and easy to install. The exact time will depend on how many vacuum or turbo hoses you want to transform. Fitting assembly is very simple and fast. In 60 seconds, you’ll learn the secret behind Hose Candy’s modular assembly and within minutes you’ll be amazed, staring at your first hose transformation.

Right now there are several Hose Candy kits available that are packaged in a Master Kit ($99) or a Basic Kit($59)

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The Basic Hose Candy 9-18 Kit is recommended for gearheads that want to transform the hose on 1-3 vehicles. Of course that will depend on on how many fittings you use per vehicle.

The Master Hose Candy Kit is recommended for professional installers, performance shops, Hot Rod shops, racing teams or those wanting more installation options.

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Your Hose Candy kit includes all the necessary components and fitting sizes you’ll need to transform your OE and aftermarket vacuum and turbo hoses - as well as your entire engine compartment. The Kit includes:

• CNC color Rotators - Short
• Snap-Barb fittings all common sizes
• Twist-Barb fittings all common sizes
• Custom Rubber Adapters/Connectors multi-size
• Hose reducers
• Quick-Unions (straight)
• Quick-Tee Adapter
• Quick-Tee Coupler
• Quick-90 Adapters
• Quick-90 Union
• Quick Adapters (straight)
• Quick-Plugs
• Color Super-Shrink hose effect
• Double sided case
• Instructions (DVD soon)

Hose Candy is ideal for all vacuum or pressure actuated components.

• Works on turbo systems, vacuum-operated carburetors, air intake systems, vacuum-advance mechanisms, EGR fittings, evaporative emission controls, MAP sensors, crankcase breathers, boost controllers, even wiper systems, transmitting either vacuum or fluid.
• Quick-tee allows diagnostic equipment to be connected, allowing vacuum and pressure gauge readings to be taken in seconds. Great for dyno work!
• Note: Not recommended for fuel.

• Pneumatic Controls
• Hose Candy works well with 4x4 pneumatic air lockers and pneumatic air bag controls.
• Emission Controls
• Hose Candy is rated to carry low pressure vehicle emission gases used in evaporative emission controls.
• Windshield Washer Fluid Hoses
• Hose Candy fittings work great for transforming windshield washer fluid lines with quick-couplers.
• Note: Not recommended for fuel

The Hose Candy fittings are leak-proof, eliminating power-robbing vacuum leaks from -30 inches of vacuum to 125 P.S.I. and withstand high under-hood temperatures.

The rubber fittings will need Hose Candy's Liquid Clamp at pressures above 25 psi.

No, not just for looks. The color coded CNC fittings are not only visually stunning, they're unbelievably practical.

• Leak-proof, they eliminate power-robbing vacuum leaks and withstand high under-hood temperatures
• Provide the performance of a positive seal.
• Rated for -30 inches of vacuum and 125 P.S.I. of pressure
• Prevents breaking lines, hoses and knuckles.
• Connect and disconnect with a 1/2 twist.
• Makes diagnosing engine problems quicker and easier.

Well, Hose Candy prevents you from smashing your knuckles when trying to pry hoses loose from barbed fittings. It also prevent breaking the brittle hose barbs off emission sensors and other expensive devices. This is a proven fact that our early Hose Candy "beta-testers" shared as a major benefit. This "benefit" also depends on how much you swear!