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coolant elbow specs

boostedcompg

boostedcompg

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I need em. Have a friend that owns a metal works shop that's gonna make some in metal. If they end up working he is willing to produce a good sized batch. If they sell he will make more and put them on sale for good.
 


boostedcompg said:
He's excited to do em. Just need good spec...and I don't have any laying around.
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Why not just buy a set for him to look at and take perfect measurements as cheap as they are... You can count me in for a set so long as they aren't super expensive, and even if they are I may still buy a set just to ditch these ****ty plastic ones that fail all the time.
 


Reason I ask is .. I've used both, compared both side by side and even measured them. They appear identical in all ways. Including o-ring color. :th_scratchhead:

Failure rate for newbs is pretty much the same too. I haven't had an issue installing one etc in quite a long time.
 
boostedcompg said:
He said they'd be around double the price. Which is good imo. Obviously the more he sells the cheaper they get
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Wow, I would be interested in a set for that price.

As I said in the other thread, I can see a couple ways of making these, but none that cheap. But hey, what do I know...
 
I don't think they'd be all that hard to make. With the right equipment. All you have to do is machine the two ends round, put a groove in for the o-ring and drill the 90 degree in them. You could leave the rest as square stock.

I'm just saying.. I don't have elbow issues. :th_king-normal:
 
BillBoost37 said:
I don't think they'd be all that hard to make. With the right equipment. All you have to do is machine the two ends round, put a groove in for the o-ring and drill the 90 degree in them. You could leave the rest as square stock.

I'm just saying.. I don't have elbow issues. :th_king-normal:
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To go that route, you would have to start with rectangle stock and do all the work on a mill, or a lathe with live tooling. Expensive machines. For us, we charge $75/hr for our lathe and mill work. The doesn't include any one time NRE or tooling costs to get things up and running. And because there is two end, you would probably have two setups. Or one setup and turn the part. Still time. I would think a minimum of 20-30 minutes machine time. So just a rough estimate of $50/part that way.

The route I would go is get tubing, machine each end to the correct diameter with an o-ring groove. This can be done on a manual or cheap little CNC, even a screw machine. Then cut the ends at 45 and weld them together. Simple, quick and done. Probably about $20-25/part.

But if this guy can get them in under $10, I will buy a set or two. I don't have elbow issues either. But my dad did have issues that one broke as he was driving, lost all coolant, overheated the engine, and warped the heads. So for peace of mind, a metal one would be nice. And $10/ea would be the price point I would buy one.
 


sav24dl said:
Get a set from GM, there are a little bigger and built better.
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BillBoost37 said:
Reason I ask is .. I've used both, compared both side by side and even measured them. They appear identical in all ways. Including o-ring color. :th_scratchhead:

Failure rate for newbs is pretty much the same too. I haven't had an issue installing one etc in quite a long time.
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sav24dl said:
Failure rate for newbs? Yeah tell that one that to my mechanic in the states who installed them!
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Myself or Bill I'm sure would be delighted to speak to your mechanic in the states and bounce the phrases Noobsnatch and noob right off him.
 
bluegtp91 said:
I'd guess I'd be in for a set as well.

Be pretty sweet knowing you'd never have to break your coolant elbows ever again.



For that post...is equals...you.

LMAO.
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Yeah, bluegtp91 you are such a smart one. It amazes me how people get upset with someone when they don't agree with them. You and the rest of the insulting clowns
need to get a life! What bunch of jerks/losers, sorry don't have any smart street slang to use. LOL GFY!
 


sav24dl said:
It's too bad that there are people liked you on this site. Get a Life!
LOL
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For those who are not aware, just because you think you deleted a post, does not mean it is gone. It does however make it obvious when you try to cover your tracks.

Also, not that two wrongs make a right, but you can't push somebody, and then tattle to the babysitter when you get pushed back. You know who you are, keep it civil kids.
 
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