The upper hose was slightly longer in the spirit of the S curve. This hose mixed with the Mishimoto MMRAD-WRX-01 in my 05 STI, the hose is very close to the alternator but doesn't touch it. I was going to cut the hose off a bit so it's further away from the generator but heck it's not touching it and it's been months now and it hasn't rubbed once. Great hoses, solid construction, works. I have no complaints at all. And the shipping was fast, so yes.