Turbo bottom radiator hose

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:46 am

Are the N/A bottom radiator hose the same as the turbo bottom hose.

Thanks.

samual · Post by **samual** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 12:21 pm

I am guessing NO as the na run a smaller rad.

zoomzoom · Post by **zoomzoom** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:35 pm

and for the price of rubber hoses you better for getting some stainless bent

samual · Post by **samual** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:47 pm

Stainless for a radiator hose?

kid nismo · Post by **kid nismo** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 12:48 am

zoomzoom, i wanna see pics!

zoomzoom · Post by **zoomzoom** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:55 am

have a look at gibbson,s group c in the exa sticky thread only rubber hole's are the joiners
going to do it my self in the next week or 2 aaa exhaust here in Adelaide going to bend them for me
more relyable than any rubber hose

zoozoom

Callumgw · Post by **Callumgw** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:19 am

steel sounds good, yes it's stronger than rubber, BUT

The rubber hoses allow for the engine to move relative to the radiator, a 'soft link' to reduce load transfers. By using short rubber joiners to rigid steel pipe you remove this feature and cause secondary damage.

Also you typically add two more joints for each length of steel, and joints are weaker than a continuous rubber pipe.

All that said it can be done, and it is on my custom radiator install, but best if you use enough rubber to still allow flex. Elbows are better than straight joiners for this.

C