hey guys i have seen some ls1's with and wothout this
i would guess its a upgraded or updated part for the newer ls1s maybe 1999-2002? mine has a reguler hose and i want to know if i shoud get one of these or what are the benefits if any thanks

 

It is radiator hose. Just a metal section. Kinda held in place by that plastic clip. Its normal.

 

no. it's a power steering cooler. 98-99 WS6's and maybe SS's came with them, as did all 00-02's. might have also been an option from 98-99. it's really not beneficial. some argue it actually makes it hotter and i believe a few people have had it leak causing the power steering fluid and coolant to mix.

if you plan on road racing/autoxing you may want to look into a real cooler eventually, or just go with a reduced flow pump (i'm doing the latter)

 

It caused the power steering fluid and coolant to mix on my '99 WS6. I deleted it. Probably going to do the same if the one on my '00 SS ever gives me any problems.

 

wow thats real useless thanks for the quick info i guess it a no-need no-go

 

PS cooler is RPO V12, it was standard on SS and WS6 from '98+, and did not become standard on the base V8 models until 2002.

 

so i most likely have this?

 

I have one on the Z28 >_>

Thought that was standard on all F-bodys, shows how much I know haha.

 

if it sucks I don't want it, wonder how i can remove it...

 

My '98 doesn't have this, neither did my '99 Z28

Get a radiator hose for a '98 Z28, then delete the cooler.

 

according to GMHTP they became standard in 00' but they could be wrong

 

This could be correct. The more I think about it, I'm not 100% sure if it was '00, '01, or '02. But I'm certain the '98-'99 base V8s didn't have it.

 

good info. im off to get a radiator hose for a 98. i deleted power steering anyways

 

I deleted the cooler in my 99' SS and after deleting it my powersteering got harder when turning. It felt like it was tighter. I reinstalled it and got back to normal.. I don't know if my car was just being sensitive to the mod or what?

 

PS feels the same in my '98 Z (without cooler) and my '02 Z (with cooler). Not sure what happened with yours?

 

Just like everybody said, power steering cooler......many say power steering system runs hotter with it.....