Description
NOTE!
While kit is available now and shipping, changes are planned before I consider this kit finalized!
It is listed for customer’s request who want it NOW.
If you want a lower-price kit, please order the original kit. I will continue to keep it in stock!
The Evo kit currently is shipping with EPDM hoses same as the original design.
New UK-made silicone hoses w/ OAT-liner are in development for the entire coolant loop to replace all OEM positions. If you really want these, please do not order yet!
This kit performs the same function as the original kit, but adds additional features that were not possible with 3-axis toolpaths used in the original design.
The OG kit is great and works perfectly and is very cost effective, but I wanted to go all out on something super fancy and even better.
All machining and anodizing for this kit is done locally in the PNW.
The purpose of this Evo Kit:
- Be beautiful -> Updated design to exploit additional machining capabilities and improved surface finish, custom hose barb tooling, and black type2 anodizing by popular request (intermediate flange needs it for galvanic corrosion resistance)
- Eliminate all plastic from the valley -> Billet Intermediate flange, custom hose to eliminate 90deg elbow to stock thermostat hose.
- Easier install -> Custom tooling and better capabilities allow for 100% perfect hose install with no thinking or adjustments needed as there is no filleting or radius on corners, the hose stops exactly without riding up.
- Bulletproof hoses -> I was not 100% satisfied with tying to the stock thermostat hose, and really wanted to complete the coolant loop with no extra unions and no re-use of stock hoses. This led to the development of custom-formed hoses that precisely install while maintaining clearance to the manifold and support bracket.After much work, new hoses are going towards production in a silicone with a novel OAT/G12/G13 compatible liner formulation so that it will look brand new for the entire life of your vehicle, and outlive you.G13 contains 2-ethylhexanoic acid as part of the OAT additive pack, which softens standard VMQ/silicone and even fluorosilicone, causing it to eventually rupture and fail.
Almost all silicone hoses on the market, including all competitors for this product are actually incompatible with G13, but they do not use compatible materials either due to cost or ignorance.
EPDM, which is the oem material, is compatible with G13 coolant, but of course they dont last forever. As an organic rubber it is susceptible to oxidation from ozone and oxygen the high temperature environment of the valley.
Silicone has far longer service life in high ambient temps, and is essentially immune to oxidation. With an OAT-compatible liner, it is the superior choice for this application and what will be coming very soon for this kit.
Until then….
Country of Origin:
- Hard Parts: United States
- Hoses: United states
- Clamps: Germany
- O-rings: Taiwan
