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another reroute post...
I've been searching for several days, but still have a couple of questions and need some advice.
I bought a spacer from Bell and I found a Sephia water neck. I'm planning on copying / doing the standard cold side setup.
question, does anyone have a idea or know of a chain store to get a suitable hard pipe. would perfer aluminum if possible, but don't think I can get it easily local. might have to buy online. I did find a chrome drain @ Lowe's that would work really nice, but I'm scared it would get too hot and the chrome flake. does that make sense or am I being overreacting?
next question, to simplify things I was going to pull the front thermostat housing. what is the front sensor on the Miata water neck and do I have an option of removing it?
last question, I'm have a Bell S2 kit with the "racer reroute". is that going to complicate things in the colder months? I live in TN, so it doesn't really get that cold. don't drive it daily or even monthly honestly, so a heater isn't really a big issue. I mainly just do track days, but I usually will do one in Dec / Jan and don't want the car to not get up to temp.
I bought a spacer from Bell and I found a Sephia water neck. I'm planning on copying / doing the standard cold side setup.
question, does anyone have a idea or know of a chain store to get a suitable hard pipe. would perfer aluminum if possible, but don't think I can get it easily local. might have to buy online. I did find a chrome drain @ Lowe's that would work really nice, but I'm scared it would get too hot and the chrome flake. does that make sense or am I being overreacting?
next question, to simplify things I was going to pull the front thermostat housing. what is the front sensor on the Miata water neck and do I have an option of removing it?
last question, I'm have a Bell S2 kit with the "racer reroute". is that going to complicate things in the colder months? I live in TN, so it doesn't really get that cold. don't drive it daily or even monthly honestly, so a heater isn't really a big issue. I mainly just do track days, but I usually will do one in Dec / Jan and don't want the car to not get up to temp.
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Alternately, you can use http://www.onlinemetals.com
next question, to simplify things I was going to pull the front thermostat housing. what is the front sensor on the Miata water neck and do I have an option of removing it?
last question, I'm have a Bell S2 kit with the "racer reroute". is that going to complicate things in the colder months?
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thanks for the fast reply Joe, been studying your re-route thread.
unfortunately I work in a 1 McDonald's town and everything is closed before I get home.
I was looking at that site the other day, would the 1.25 or the 1.375 be best and what thickness would you guys recommend?
after I posted that I figure out what it was, just had to use my brain. I'm using a MSPNP for a ECU and was looking at a old Brain post. does the MS get the temp off that sensor or the factory temp. sensor on the back of the head?
I noticed you weren't a fan, but would it be OK for my application? where would I need to run the heater hose back into the system?
Check your yellow pages for a metal supply shop in your area. Any town large enough to have two McDonalds's should have one.
Alternately, you can use http://www.onlinemetals.com
Alternately, you can use http://www.onlinemetals.com
I was looking at that site the other day, would the 1.25 or the 1.375 be best and what thickness would you guys recommend?
I noticed you weren't a fan, but would it be OK for my application? where would I need to run the heater hose back into the system?
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It's not hard to have clean engine bay. Once you get it clean, maintaining it isn't hard at all. Not to mention the benefits of spotting problems much easier.
IIRC my pipe is 18" in length () and was like $15. The end with the angle has a flare on it. Optional to cut it off, but I left it on for better bite on the coolant hose. So far no problems.
IIRC my pipe is 18" in length () and was like $15. The end with the angle has a flare on it. Optional to cut it off, but I left it on for better bite on the coolant hose. So far no problems.
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Thanks for the tip doppel, I'll check it out. Nice engine bay BTW.
Not to be that guy, but I haven't seen anything about using a one piece hose. Can someone post a link?
I don't really have a problem with using a hose over hard pipes, I just didn't want a lot of sections of hose with 10 clamps. Is there a downfall to using all hose vs a hard pipe section?
Not to be that guy, but I haven't seen anything about using a one piece hose. Can someone post a link?
I don't really have a problem with using a hose over hard pipes, I just didn't want a lot of sections of hose with 10 clamps. Is there a downfall to using all hose vs a hard pipe section?
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The reason I didn't just buy the Bell kit was because of all the hoses and clamps, trying to use a minimum for reliability.
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i have to wait to do my reroute till the engine is in my car! im gonna have an extention welded on to the kia waterneck to bring it up behind the intake manifold to make putting on the hose and getting to it cake!
what did most of you do to install your reroutes while the engine is in the car! my thoughts are to leace the PPF disconnected to push the trans up giving me some more room to get my manly hands back there!
what did most of you do to install your reroutes while the engine is in the car! my thoughts are to leace the PPF disconnected to push the trans up giving me some more room to get my manly hands back there!
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