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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 484821)

I'm sticking with my theory of incorrectly assembled hoses. BTW, the inside will be smooth and seem bigger as the screw in piece of the fitting (Nipple) is tapered and smooth. As it is tightened it presses the Stainless jacketed side out to engage with the barbs in the outer barrel. Done wrong (see step 3) and you have a problem...Since these are re-usable fittings, it is easy to unscrew the Nipple to check for proper hose engagement..

http://images18.fotki.com/v457/filem.../anfitting.jpg

Steve, in your DIY, are there any special percaucions with the fittings i should be aware of before I install mine?

Its about 65 to 70 outside and Im seeing 220 degrees easy right now with normal to an occasional burst here and there driving. So yea Im putting one one ASAP, already have the stuff just got to get to the car care center to put it on.

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Originally Posted by CrownR426 (Post 485327)

Not at all, if you can't do it just take it to a shop and they'll do a great job.
:tup:
Our z's need these asap. Should be one of the first mods done.

Did the 350z have the same problem?

ah ok a different type of an fitting than what i've used in the past. Used these ones that looked like that except the nipple was barbed instead of tappered now it makes sense why the hose looks the way it does i don't want to take the lines or fittings apart until i talk to gtm about it.

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Originally Posted by ZKindaGuy (Post 483991)

There really is no need to have one if you don't race the car on a course.

Im gonna have to disagree here,like I said only 70 degrees out and Im seeing 220 easy with just some quick pickups here and there. From what I can tell if you dont shift and keep you rpms below 3K you will see high temps. As it will get another 30+ degrees here I can only imagine what a spirited drive might give you temp wise, and since we dont really know what temp will start to cause the oil to F up, Im getting a small one to help keep them down. $240 dollars for everything.

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1 (Post 484718)

My car regularly sees 240-250 on a hot day (normal grandma driving) I start to notice the cars throttle response decreasing right when it hits about 220, it really feels sluggish and like it has lost power compared to when its running 160-180 when first driving off after a few minutes of warm up.
I definitely think this car needs a cooler, at least my car, I could never drive spiritedly during the summer without one. It sucks.

Wow, Cobra, those temps are really high. I have never seen north of 230 even when I'm on it, but then again haven't driven it when temps were above 70F

besides the temp, would elevation/humidity be a factor in how quickly or how much it heats up?

AAM had all my hoses made by Goodridge as well, and I have had zero issues.

Who makes the hoses in GTM's kit? I haven't had any problems with my cooler either, and I'm running Stillen's kit with the Goodridge hoses. And what about the Nissan Motorsports kit? Anyone know who makes the hoses in that one? Wouldn't it be interesting if both kits use the same hose supplier?

I am probably going to have a hydraulic shop put together the hoses for me.

This looks exactly how my GTM hoses looked after it blew as well. When I last spoke to Sam, he said they would be reviewing their kit with the idea of making it into a "true" kit by providing installation instructions. I would assume that would include reviewing the lines as well. I am still awaiting the new GTM lines as well. They received my old lines on the 31st of March, and am assuming they are taking their time to get a hold of some new lines. I also heard that they might switch from the 45 degree fitting to 90 degree for all sides. I guess I will just have to continue to wait and see.

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Originally Posted by 1slow370 (Post 484703)

http://www.the370z.com/members/1slow...blown-line.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/1slow...slack-line.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/1slow...at-blowout.jpg

I can't find any reason for the line to have come out both lines have a ton of slack, and the picture shows the swaybar as high up as it goes as the suspension is fully unloaded and it's close but it doesn't even touch the lines.

Also the inside of the hose is totally smooth and doesn't show hardly any signs of having a single barb pressed into it. It isn't torn up at all but i'll tell you this the ID of the line looks much bigger than the barb fitting(i know it may have expanded but seriously it looks like the joint was barely held together at all).

Hope they get you back on the road.

I will be purchasing the AE Performance cooler even though it's a GRIP.

ive a diy modshack cooler with the push on fittings since early October ive done a 100 miles on the track and almost 5k miles later and it's still going strong

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 485427)

Wow, Cobra, those temps are really high. I have never seen north of 230 even when I'm on it, but then again haven't driven it when temps were above 70F

Yeah, tell me about it, I was upset, it was 88-89 degrees outside temp and stop and go traffic, not revving past 4500 got me to 240/250 :mad: