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Old 07-24-2009, 04:41 PM
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i'm on my 3 AN fitting and 2 SS lines, and the lines keep leaking from the fitting and hose. I'm using the lovefab mini-me manifold with the gt35r.

What are you guys using for the cooling lines? anythign special.

Here is a picture from my last hose.

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Here is what IP is using

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dsddcd: thanks for the pic. what size is that hose -6?

you don't think the An fitting will burn the inside of the hose after it get hot?
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I had to find some special fittings that moved the feeds away 3-4" from the turbine housing before turning into hose. Everything else I tried eventually melted and leaked.

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I had the inline kit and it leaked after 3k miles, and so has everyone I have seen from them. I eventually took one set of the Inline kits fittings and TIG welded extensions on them to make them roughly 6" longer and the tubes were bent to go towards their destination. I didn't have any problems after that, but I only had 500 miles on it before selling the kit and the car.
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Originally Posted by timg,Jul 25 2009, 10:07 AM
I had to find some special fittings that moved the feeds away 3-4" from the turbine housing before turning into hose. Everything else I tried eventually melted and leaked.

Tim
can you share some pics..

Thank you
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These do the best job of showing it. It's a 90 degree angle piece with an extra 3-4" of tubing. It allows the coolant lines to move quickly away from the turbine housing. The original pieces I used were straight and stayed near the turbine housing for a few inches. They also later ran near the manifold.







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Wow I haven't had any issues with my mini me like this! I have reg coolant lines with a sleave on it. I also have. Everything piece wraped on the mani and a turbo blanket.
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timg: thank you for the pics.

here is what i'm going to use.



the thing is i don't know got to put that together with the -6 ss hose, there are the same size, what type of fitting i can use to put those two together?
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i think i found the solution to the problem, i let you guys know on Wednesday when i test the car.

i knew the coolant was leaking for some time now, i thought it was small leak. today i was cheeking the level of coolant on my radiator and was missing a whole gallon of coolant =/


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