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A DUH!!! an IC hose epiphany Now with Pictures!
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:43 pm
by LegacyPunk
So I was cleaning ye old engine bay this morning and WHAM! it hit me
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
Next time im at my Subaru dealership, or napa, ill order one or pick one up.
Im a genius
Edit: here are the pics!
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 8:51 pm
by ciper
Not only that but radiator hose normally can see high pressure and temperature.
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:39 pm
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
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2004 1:23 am
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.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:01 pm
by JasonGrahn
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.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:47 pm
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.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:38 am
by impostor
Your hose should work fine. Ive been using radiator hose for months now without problems, and it sees 11-12 psi.
-jim
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 1:54 pm
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?
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:14 pm
by LegacyPunk
Good, thats reassuring, thanks imposter
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 6:33 am
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.
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 7:48 am
by J-MoNeY
Colorado eh? Is you car a sedan or wagon?
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:28 pm
by LegacyPunk
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.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 6:09 pm
by IronMonkeyL255
I guess that's a no......
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:33 pm
by jake15
what did you have to do to make the intercooler fit?
Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:05 am
by LegacyPunk
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.
Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 4:18 am
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?
Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 12:55 pm
by LegacyT
I see you usded the STock recirc vlave, does it work well with the WRC IC?
Mark,
Posted: Sat May 08, 2004 6:10 pm
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.
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:36 pm
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?
Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 7:35 pm
by LegacyPunk
I used an exhaust connector piece thing that I picked up at Auto Zone
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:08 pm
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 10:28 am
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.
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:58 pm
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?
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 12:18 am
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
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:09 pm
by Cliff2.2