chevrolet banshee Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 I was wondring if i could use that clear plastic tubing that you can get at the hardware store for like $1.75 a foot for radator hose? I thought i heard of someone else doing it and dying thar coolent. Thanks :biggrin: Chevshee Quote
sa3ood_banshee Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 just make sure it can hold very high temps,and it wont melt sa3ood Quote
NitroTate Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 I was wondring if i could use that clear plastic tubing that you can get at the hardware store for like $1.75 a foot for radator hose? I thought i heard of someone else doing it and dying thar coolent.Thanks :biggrin: Chevshee I looked into that a long time ago and If I remember correctly they are not rated to the temps that a banshee will impose on them. I could be wrong though...Anyone else? Quote
[email protected] Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 i seen them ran , but who knows... ill run them until they melt and then put new ones on . Quote
notsed Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 if the hose isnt rated for it it WILL burst! go to a plumping supplier and tell them the pessure and the max temp. they will have somethin, or a place that makes custom stuff like hydrolic lines Quote
gumby6t9 Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 go to www.mcmaster.com search tubing and you can get the stuff you want... Quote
Justintoxicated Posted January 8, 2008 Report Posted January 8, 2008 (edited) go to www.mcmaster.com search tubing and you can get the stuff you want... I have the stuff from lowes when you first put it on it heats up and gets really soft. This is the enforced stuff with nylon or whatever. I have been running it for a few years now, it looks good but the stock stuff is better. If I was going to do it again I would get some of that metal hose stuff as it still looks nice but won't get as soft. (Not sure where to buy it). So I jsut keep buying this cheap shit and replacing when I rebuild. If you dye the coolan it will also dye the hose. The hose will discolor after 6 mo use anyways... Edited January 8, 2008 by Justintoxicated Quote
Bansh-eman Posted January 9, 2008 Report Posted January 9, 2008 you can get the hi pressure hose from lowes. it works fine, but like justin said it will get soft. Quote
chevrolet banshee Posted January 9, 2008 Author Report Posted January 9, 2008 Well i haven't decided if i will do it or not. I think i will do it when i tear down again. Chevshee Quote
shee rips Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 i looked around and couldnt find any rated for more than i think 150 degrees F. i didnt bother because something like that would probably blow at the worst possible time, in the middle of nowhere you can buy hoses in a kit preformed for individual bikes, but its expensive that way. maybe try to find a store that specializes in that kind of thing. Quote
NitroTate Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 I have full metal ribbed flexible radiator hose on mine. They're chrome right now but I'm going to PC them blue. I really like them, they're durable, finned (sort of) and I'm sure radiate some heat out. It's almost like having one of those "inline coolant radiator peices" as your entire line. Quote
dajogejr Posted January 10, 2008 Report Posted January 10, 2008 I use the clear hose with nylon reinforcement on mine, no issues...but then again I run WOT for a few seconds, then done. I do keep a stock upper and lower in my tool box at the track just in case, but...no problems at all last year... Quote
FireHead Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 I use the clear hose with nylon reinforcement on mine, no issues...but then again I run WOT for a few seconds, then done.I do keep a stock upper and lower in my tool box at the track just in case, but...no problems at all last year... I run the same stuff for the coolant cross-over lines on my Twister big-block and my old triple. I am still running OEM for the regular hoses though. By the way, what is a radator.................and where can I buy one? :biggrin: Quote
87_shee Posted January 11, 2008 Report Posted January 11, 2008 I have full metal ribbed flexible radiator hose on mine. They're chrome right now but I'm going to PC them blue. I really like them, they're durable, finned (sort of) and I'm sure radiate some heat out. It's almost like having one of those "inline coolant radiator peices" as your entire line. Where did you get those hoses, I have been looking for some but can't seem to find any? Quote
jayzx10r Posted January 22, 2008 Report Posted January 22, 2008 (edited) I run the same stuff for the coolant cross-over lines on my Twister big-block and my old triple. I am still running OEM for the regular hoses though.By the way, what is a radator.................and where can I buy one? :biggrin: The last good one I saw was on a F4U Corsair. He had a cool radial radiator!! Edited January 22, 2008 by jayzx750 Quote
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