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Originally Posted by maxblast

Man that engine bay looks great MSG_McKee. Totally awesome is all I can say. I love the hoses, can you give details as to where you got them, size, make, cost, etc.? I thought I was done with mods this season and then you went ahead and did this.

Thanks to everyone for the replies and I bought the red braided high temp (~450 degrees) hose at Autozone. It comes with about 5-6 different sizes and I only used about 1/3 of the hose enclosed in the bag. The cost was $39.99, but they gave me $4 off (10% military discount), so the job was pretty low ($36) cost.

I only did the vacuum hoses, radiator hoses, and hot side IC hose. I may see if there is a way to cover the electrical wiring, but I wanted to get the easy stuff done first. The longest part is heat shrinking the ends the radiator clamps were a little tight. BTW, make sure to have a rubber cap handy when you pop the hose that connects to the radiator.

Total time for this mod ~1 hr ... add time to go to Lowes and buy a cheap heat gun and it took about 1.5 hours.

I keep saying the ECU Tune (when avail) is my only mod left, but I keep finding new stuff.

Steve

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2007 Aggressive GXP (Manual) loaded minus On* and Smoker's Pkg (Born 11/10/2006 and picked up on 11/22/2006) SOLD 10/17/2008

Current sMiles: 21,622

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Last edited by MSG_McKee : 05-21-2007 at 05:57 AM.

	MSG_McKee LOST SOL Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ROLL TIDE ROLL!	Quote: Originally Posted by maxblast Man that engine bay looks great MSG_McKee. Totally awesome is all I can say. I love the hoses, can you give details as to where you got them, size, make, cost, etc.? I thought I was done with mods this season and then you went ahead and did this. Thanks to everyone for the replies and I bought the red braided high temp (~450 degrees) hose at Autozone. It comes with about 5-6 different sizes and I only used about 1/3 of the hose enclosed in the bag. The cost was $39.99, but they gave me $4 off (10% military discount), so the job was pretty low ($36) cost. I only did the vacuum hoses, radiator hoses, and hot side IC hose. I may see if there is a way to cover the electrical wiring, but I wanted to get the easy stuff done first. The longest part is heat shrinking the ends the radiator clamps were a little tight. BTW, make sure to have a rubber cap handy when you pop the hose that connects to the radiator. Total time for this mod ~1 hr ... add time to go to Lowes and buy a cheap heat gun and it took about 1.5 hours. I keep saying the ECU Tune (when avail) is my only mod left, but I keep finding new stuff. Steve __________________ 2007 Aggressive GXP (Manual) loaded minus On* and Smoker's Pkg (Born 11/10/2006 and picked up on 11/22/2006) SOLD 10/17/2008 Current sMiles: 21,622 Click Here To See My Mod Page Last edited by MSG_McKee : 05-21-2007 at 05:57 AM.