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Topic subject	how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s
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88071, how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by cartuners00, Jul-20-05 09:14 AM i got back from the shop today to take a look at my new tube mani.. the manifold looks great but the only thing i dont like is my wastegate location. the big round diaphragm on my tial sits directly under my upper rad hose and its way too close, literally 2mm or less. its not touching but i really dont think its gonna be okay. is there anything i can do as far as trying to re-route the hose? maybe make a stainless pipe? hopefully ill be able to take pics.. and show you guys how close this shit is!
88073, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by ner947, Jul-20-05 09:30 AM You might be able to use some kind of stainless pipe, but remember that the hose needs to be flexable because the motor moves and the radiator does not.
88079, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by cartuners00, Jul-20-05 12:17 PM ok... just got back from the shop! yeah, my wastegate is toooooo close, its already starting to swell up.. im gonna take it there tomorrow. does anyone wanna host my pics? i took a few just to show you guys! i really need a idea of what to do next with this upper rad hose!
88080, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by eclipse_99rs, Jul-20-05 12:37 PM What about that orange sleeve insulating stuff? Not sure what its called but it might be worth looking into.
88136, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by SilverBullet20g, Jul-23-05 04:20 AM You can also redirect the hose so it goes around the downpipe. If you have a stock radiator I'm not sure it's possible but heres how I did it. Fluidyne radiator, weld a elbow onto it, custom hose, wrap it with thermo wrap from local store, no more problems! Sorry about the old crappy phone pic:
88138, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by DarkOne, Jul-23-05 01:23 PM Where did you get that thermo wrap? remember the brand name off chance? I need some but didn't see anything fitting at AutoZone.
88139, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by SilverBullet20g, Jul-23-05 01:52 PM Originally posted by DarkOne Where did you get that thermo wrap? remember the brand name off chance? I need some but didn't see anything fitting at AutoZone. Hey Dino, Did you ever get my PM? But anyways, I used the same stuff (Thermo Tec) that is used for starters. It also comes with a bunch of steel connectors that work with radiator hoses. http://www.thermotec.com/distributors/distributors.asp?loc=na
88150, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by cartuners00, Jul-24-05 04:30 AM silver, i cant redirect that hose. the radiator im using is just a high flow oem part. plus i still have ac in my car so all of those lines are in the way. anyways. i hacked off that old hose and kept about 2 inches of it on each end. with the rest of the hose, i went and got a custom s bend pipe out of stainless. so now i have a stainless radiator pipe with the old pieces of hose to connect on each end. no more swelling. ill let you guys know how well it works!
88185, RE: how close is too close... upper rad hose ?'s Posted by ryansiefring, Jul-25-05 05:54 AM you'll still need to wrap it or ceramic coat it. otherwise it will induct a lot of heat into your fluid. good luck.