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Has anyone put Silicon Radiator hoses on yet?

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Old 09-12-14, 01:54 PM
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Default Has anyone put Silicon Radiator hoses on yet?

Im wondering if anyone has installed the HPS Silicon Radiator hoses and seen any changes to the temp?
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i ordered a set of HPS blue ones. should have it soon
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Other than looks, stock hoses had not given anyone any problems.
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I thought about doing this as well for aesthetic purposes but never got around to ordering them
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i ordered the black ones, i'll add if there are any chances or not. with my headers on the engine bay is cooler already maybe this will help a little. wishful thinking.
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had it for about 6 months now
i just bought em cuz my stock 1's started looking abit tired
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Originally Posted by ilv1004s
had it for about 6 months now
i just bought em cuz my stock 1's started looking abit tired
What clamps did you use on them? Stainless T with springs?

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Old 09-14-14, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by 2011slvISF
Im wondering if anyone has installed the HPS Silicon Radiator hoses and seen any changes to the temp?
lets be clear here there shouldn't be any change to the coolant temp from changing hoses.
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They look cool though
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Originally Posted by imp0rted1
lets be clear here there shouldn't be any change to the coolant temp from changing hoses.
i thought so, i was just wondering if anyone had them installed and it changed the temp under the hood or coolant temp.
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