swirly rubber tube from supercharger elbow

[liam]

just fitted a front mount intercooler to my g40 today and i heard that the swirly rubber tube coming from supercharger elbow needs to be there for certain reasons is this true or can it be done away with, thanks

[Puncharado]

It's that shape to supposedly allow movement, the engine moves and the intercooler is fixed. But it doesn't have to be there, people use a straight walled 45° hose instead of it. As long as the hose(s) to your front mount have a little flex it'll be fine, just check them every so often.