What the hell is this?
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What the hell is this? I feel retarded posting this, but I have been searching for a while and am pretty frustrated with it. What the hell is this metal pipe i circled in the attached photo. is it simply a radiator hose, i know it comes out of the water pump. only reason i ask is because my 2000 Z28 doesnt have it, only a regular hose. is it important? Thanks for the help.
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oh ok, so its not a stock part? i saw it on my buddies camaro, but never thought twice about it until the other day when i realized i didnt have that hose on my car.
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I do not want to drag this out but i am learning too.
Since when is a p/s cooler a near 1.5" D tube and have a radiator hose clamp?
Bigger picture is here...
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_05.html
Since when is a p/s cooler a near 1.5" D tube and have a radiator hose clamp?
Bigger picture is here...
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_05.html
lol guys, its a power steering cooler...the rad cools it down. i had to take mine off...it is more of a heat exchanger, it had two power stterin hoses mounted to the bottom of it that you cant see. they work for **** and take up room. but it is the power steering cooler lol
lol guys, its a power steering cooler...the rad cools it down. i had to take mine off...it is more of a heat exchanger, it had two power stterin hoses mounted to the bottom of it that you cant see. they work for **** and take up room. but it is the power steering cooler lol
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lol guys, its a power steering cooler...the rad cools it down. i had to take mine off...it is more of a heat exchanger, it had two power stterin hoses mounted to the bottom of it that you cant see. they work for **** and take up room. but it is the power steering cooler lol
And I would disconnect that thing before it fails and starts exchanging fluid with your radiator taking out your PS pump and causing you to do a radiator flush too..... An all too common problem.....
sorry for bringing this back from the dead, but im doing the vertical griffen rad RIGHT NOW, so i just cut the rubber hose coming from the steering rack and put it into the power steering reservior port??
If your doing any kind of road racing where the ps fluid gets hot enough to need a ps cooler, you have already maxed out the capabilities of the stocker.
As others have said, this peice is more of a liability than an asset because it will fail. Not "if" but "when". And it will cause more problems than it helps.