dinkjs

I dont know.....I doubt it though.....its those little things that dont matter a whole lot for a daily driver that people dont worry about

o4_USDM_bB

well, somebody is, if they're worried about their fan going on and off during the day and getting ready to spend a hundred bucks on a radiator hose. personally, i don't really mind the fan, but i'll probably get a high pressure radiator cap first, just because theyre cheap. the only time it really bugged me was when i was sitting forever in a drive-thru line on a nice day, and it did keep coming on and off.

dinkjs

Well what is the PSI or whatever they call in on the stock radiator cap???

Skywalker

For $100+, I'd rather replace the the stock hose with a hard pipe rather than some cheap silicon hose. But somebody install it and tell us what you think.

dinkjs

Generally a thick silicone hose like the one mentioned will do just as good as a steel braided radiator hose

NeoXa

I have the hose on my car, works great.

blitz_xb

i have a high pressure radaitor cap on mine

TXboxdriver

^ is correct...since the pretty braided hose is simply covered rubber hose

the silicon hoses are better for heat transfer and long life
very chemical resistant

i have the OBX hoses ...NOT YET INSTALLED

i will post pics if anyone is interested
and I paid nearly $70 for 3 hoses all pretty blue

vintage42

Radiator hoses cannot make the engine cooler. Blitz makes no such claim. Blitz only says the $120 blue silicone rubber hose is:
"... able to withstand extreme heat conditions and high pressure whilst providing an additional tap to make any installation of a Temperature gauge simple."

vintage42

What does that mean?

vintage42

How do you know if you need one?

NeoXa

Blitz radiator hose, the cooling peformer. Works great, have a Defi water temp gauge hooked with it. Works nice, fits perfect. Does that help?

blitz_xb

i put it on because it was polished its a blitz raditaor cap i didnt really want it for performance just looks you really dont need one your stock one will be fine

B2FiNiTY

The whole point of getting that hose is so you can plug a water temp sensor in there.

About the radiator cap, it's really not going to do anything for you as far as cooling effeciency but it sure will bling bling.

vintage42

It is a high-pressure cap. If overheating occurs, the OEM cap is made to relieve excess pressure and vent into the coolant resevoir. Could a high pressure cap blow a hose or the radiator?

NeoXa

No.