Radiator hose question/solution

[MaineShark]

There have been a number of questions about radiator hose fitment, recently.

Here's my thought:

Why not make a pipe instead of a hose? You'd still need hose to allow for engine flex, but you could make all the bends in a (reuseable) stainless steel pipe (a decent exhaust shop should be able to make it for you), and then just a straight section of hose to allow some flex. It seems a better way than a rubber hose, to me. Doubly so for the lower hose, since there is no risk that the suction of the pump will collapse a steel pipe

Thoughts?

Joe

 

[warren s]

I think the cost would be an issue for the average consumer, also how would the pipe attach to the connection points? Maybe like the intake pipes on a turbo motor? A standard rad hose has lots of flex, say you break an engine mount on a hard launch, that would tear the "connecter".

Since most vendors put a metal reinforcement inside the lower hose they dont collaspe much anymore.