better route lower rad hose found!

[dbsupra90]

thanks to x-man for this.

on the 86.5-88 the lower radiator hose makes a fairly straight route from the housing to the radiator. on the 89+ they were redesigned and make all sorts of bends and angles. not only does it have further to travel, but can get in the way of making ic piping, esp when using 3" if you walk into the parts store and ask for an 86-88 hose it now looks like the 89+. however, napa still makes a hose part number 7777 that works. buddy went to the local napa today and it is listed for a celica.
the only mods that were required was a slight trimming of the length. however this may be due to the fact i have a pwr radiator. there is only ~1/8" clearance from the ps bracket. sean has ran his like this and hadnt had a problem. however on mine the bracket was convinced to have 3/8" clearance.

here is the pic mounted on my car. once the new one comes in i'll try to get some side by side pics of the stock 89+ hose vs the 7777 hose along w/ some more mounting pics.

this may be old news to some, but the first i had heard of it. i have heard the mkiv lower hose fits as well, but havent confirmed yet.

dave

 

[supra90turbo]

Samco hoses fit with trimming and they're for a 1JZ.
So this 7777 hose just makes a 90* turn and heads for the radiator?

 

[lagged]

way cool!

 

[dbsupra90]

Samco hoses fit with trimming and they're for a 1JZ.
So this 7777 hose just makes a 90* turn and heads for the radiator?

yes ive heard of the samco fitting and had considered that. however, this is a little cheaper at $17.

some other info- it appears this hose is for the 5m motor actually. sean had gotten one by mistake and since it fit like it was supposed to didnt know the difference. apparently all the pre89 still make the loops? can any one confirm? i dont have a lot of exp w/ pre89 cars.

thanks lagged!

 

[IHI-RHC7]

Yep, pre 89 makes the loop, we run 2.5 hardpipes from the turbo to the IC with no interferance, that looks great though!

 

[X-man]

Napa's 7777 part numbered bottom radiator hose is for an 86 Celica/Supra with a 2.8 L 5m-ge. I have also done 2.5 inch IC piping with the stock hose but this on certainly makes things less cluttered and Dave and I don't run IC pipe that small.

 

[hottscennessey]

as previously stated, pre-89's make the loop too. That looks great, I'm definately going to pick one up.

 

[ILikeCarsYesIDo]

This thread is AGES old, but I'm going to add into it anyway.

Has anyone else tried the 7777 hose? I am looking to go into NAPA today and may get one to put on.

 

[QWIKSTRIKE]

Just get a lower hose from an 85 toyota supra. That's what I do.

 

[Mischief7m]

wow, something napa doesn't suck at...cool!

 

[808mkiiisupra]

yups get a mkii lower hose....one thing though it rubs the ac lines so put a cushion over the hose with some zip ties then it should be ok...old news but great "upgrade"

 

[montego6500]

some other info- it appears this hose is for the 5m motor actually. sean had gotten one by mistake and since it fit like it was supposed to didnt know the difference. apparently all the pre89 still make the loops? can any one confirm? i dont have a lot of exp w/ pre89 cars.



yep mine is an 88 it has the loop