nickalltogether

Is there a "best" option for a lower coolant hose to give more intercooler piping room on an N/A with AC? No power steering to contend with, luckily. I bought an NB hose from Advance Auto thinking it would be exactly what I needed, but it looks like it follows the same route as my old 3 piece hose. The upper hose I got was also a slightly too large ID, so I'll need to get one of those somewhere as well.

My best option right now looks like the flexible hose posted by braineack here:



Is there any molded hose other than the flyin miata one that routes right by the compressor?



Thanks

festersays

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I haven’t heard of a molded hose beside the FM one that does what you’re wanting. I used the flexible one from the parts store that’s in the first picture you posted and it worked great for me. I wouldn’t hesitate to get another one just like it if I needed to replace it. Don’t overthink it too much, the universal hose is cheap and you’ll find it just about anywhere.

andyfloyd

I've been using one of those bendy hoses for a couple years. It works. But they wear out really fast. Mine is getting really weak. The rubber is not reinforced like a good hose is. I just ponied up the money for the FM hose and will be putting that on this weekend

x_25

I use an NB hose and just don't attach it to the frame rail. You can push it around quite a bit to make room.

96Miata!

Ive been using the bendy hose so far. No issues