Thread: Anyone Know About These Clear Cooling Hoses?

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Look into the heat rating of those hoses. Then think about your underhood temps vs the coolant temp. Most clear hose is not rated for the temps we'd see underhood.

I agree.

Heater hose is the ideal tubing for the intercooling system.

Under hood temperatures reach 140-200* F depending on the area.

Meanwhile a typical intercooler fluid temperature is still rather close to ambient before heat soak takes place.

Plenty of opportunity for the hose to absorb heat and transfer the energy to your intercooler coolant.

Perhaps investing in a hose with better thermal rejection properties would be a better use of resources.

Originally Posted by Swiggles

the picture you posted is of intercooler tubing. the link you posted if for engine coolant hoses. they are 2 totally different things.

Hence why i said they make clear ones for the motor and then posted the link... nice reading bro.