[DeTomaso] Summit Radiator hose

[Ken Green]

I was wondering if there is any rubber hose collapse on the suction side of the water pump.  With all the resistance to flow, it seems like a rubber hose could partially collapse at high pump speed and add to the flow resistance.
 
Ken

--- On Mon, 3/21/11, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Summit Radiator hose
To: charlesmccall at gmail.com, lotus0005 at hotmail.com, "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Monday, March 21, 2011, 9:31 AM



I had a quick look on the Summit webiste, questions/comments I would have are;

Is it more resistant to failure than rubber hose? If yes then it may have application on the more vulnerable underside of a Pantera connecting the cooling tubes, where any additional heat dissipation can also be taken advanatge of.
Don't the flexible hose ridges create a more turbulent flow?

Big negative I see is there doesn't appear to be 1 3/8" adapters to suit Pantera needs.

The best engineered system I have seen on a Pantera was Kevin Hubby's Hall Super Pantera which had threaded fittings on the stainless coolant tubes with threaded end braided hoses attached, but I'm sure it wasn't cheap to do.

Julian


> From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
> To: lotus0005 at hotmail.com; detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:13:32 +0100
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Summit Radiator hose
> 
> I'm sure that stainless dissipates heat better than rubber, but is that a
> good thing for an engine bay?
> 
> Perhaps there may be certain places where it won't do harm, but I would want
> the cooling system to function as designed - carry heat away from the engine
> bay to the radiator for it to be dissipated up front. 
> 
> There's no reason that stock system shouldn't work just fine with rubber
> hoses. To the contrary, creating little radiators in the engine bay may
> create new, unforseen problems. 
> 
> I wouldn't try it on my car...
> 
> Charles McCall
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera GT5-S #9375
> "Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe"
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
> 
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> De: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] En
> nombre de Bill Lewis
> Enviado el: lunes, 21 de marzo de 2011 15:55
> Para: detomaso at realbig.com
> Asunto: Re: [DeTomaso] Summit Radiator hose
> 
> 
> I was reading a car magazine, and they had an article about redoing an
> engine. One item that they added was a stainless steel radiator hose kit
> (SUM-390500) from Summit. Summit claims that it dissipates heat better than
> rubber. Thoughts from anyone???
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