A DUH!!! an IC hose epiphany Now with Pictures!

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A DUH!!! an IC hose epiphany Now with Pictures!

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So I was cleaning ye old engine bay this morning and WHAM! it hit me :idea: The radiator hose!!!! it has the exact shape Ive been looking for. It might just work to connect my turbo to my WRX IC hose. It has the perfect S shape :D :D :D

Next time im at my Subaru dealership, or napa, ill order one or pick one up.

Im a genius 8)

Edit: here are the pics!
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Post by ciper »

Not only that but radiator hose normally can see high pressure and temperature.
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Post by NuwanD »

yep, that's what i did for my setup, just went to napa and told them what i needed, they let me snoop around the selection in the back until i found what i needed :)
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Post by LegacyPunk »

Got the hose this afternoon, ill install it tommorow and take a few pics, no more loop de loop IC plumbing for me. :P
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I hope the portion that connects to your turbo doesn't melt. I don't think they're rated for too high of a temperature. good luck, lets see the results.
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Post by LegacyPunk »

Its ALIVE! the hose was slightly too small in diameter but I ended up getting it to fit with a lot of cursing and hurting myself. so far I did a few 11Psi hard pulls last night and drove down to denver today, the hose hasn't buged cause I clamped the hell out of everything. I hope the hose will hold up to the heat and pressure. Ill Get pics up when I get home.
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Post by impostor »

Your hose should work fine. Ive been using radiator hose for months now without problems, and it sees 11-12 psi.

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Post by IronMonkeyL255 »

All you guys that are using the radiator hose...

Are you only using it for the WRX intercooler?

Anyone found one that will work for putting a Saab 900 i/c on easily?
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Post by LegacyPunk »

Good, thats reassuring, thanks imposter :D
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Post by NICO »

i like that setup it looks good legacypunk555 nice clean with a nice touch. one think if you use rad hose, keep checking them cuz if oil gets on or in them it will make the melt stiffn crack the hoses oil can make a mess out of those rad hoses. i changed so many of them on my car, hot oil can cook anything.
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Colorado eh? Is you car a sedan or wagon?
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Silver Sedan with a TurboXS sticker on the small rear window, the oil was another thing that concerned me, maybe Ill hunt down a silicone hose piece some day, but for now it's a HELL of a lot better than the loopy-de-loop system I had earlier.
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Post by IronMonkeyL255 »

I guess that's a no......
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Post by jake15 »

what did you have to do to make the intercooler fit?
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Moved the igniter, pounded on the firewall a littlle, ditched the AC (although it might work with AC), Re-directed coolant elbow thing connecting to turbo, bent each side of metal part above engine mount so the y-pipe could fit better, mixed with a lot of sweat, blood and cursing.
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Post by IronMonkeyL255 »

IronMonkeyL255 wrote:All you guys that are using the radiator hose...

Are you only using it for the WRX intercooler?

Anyone found one that will work for putting a Saab 900 i/c on easily?
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Post by LegacyT »

I see you usded the STock recirc vlave, does it work well with the WRC IC?

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Post by LegacyPunk »

Yes but you need some kind of adapter plate for the WRX IC to use the Stock BOV, when I used a WRX BOV the car ran fine but a little rich and it was open atmosphere, but theres no way to plumb it back to the intake.
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Post by subiekid »

what type of pipe did you use to connect the perrin ic hose to the rad hose? what size of pipe was it?
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I used an exhaust connector piece thing that I picked up at Auto Zone
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Post by QuickDrive »

Another question

What Size ID was/is the Radiator Hose?

I bought a 1 1/2" hose today but it wouldn't fit...... well it would probably fit over the turbo but not over my inlet hose...

I'll probably go buy 1 3/4" with the same bends, napa has a book, I looked at them and chose the one I thought would work, indeed it would if the ID size was bigger. :)
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Post by LegacyPunk »

Its the exact same hose as the upper radiator hose, it took a LOT of effort to get it onto the turbo outlet as it was kinda small, but i made it work, still not sure if my setup is 100 percent reliable though, so far so good, except my damn check engine light.
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Post by Cliff2.2 »

LegacyPunk555 wrote:Yes but you need some kind of adapter plate for the WRX IC to use the Stock BOV
Where did you get that adapter plate?
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Post by vrg3 »

You can make one yourself pretty easily. I described the one I made in this thread:

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=18585
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Post by Cliff2.2 »

vrg3 wrote:You can make one yourself pretty easily. I described the one I made in this thread:

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=18585
Awesome.
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