I just got done installing my Mini-Ram and my upper raditor hose is touching my belt. Have any of you had this problem?? What did you do? Thanks.

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Convertible, L98, Mini-ram, ZZ9 cam, Comp Cams 1.6/1.52 steel roller rockers, Trick Flow 23* heads, K&N's with chopped airboxes, March underdive pulleys, Edelbrock ceramic coated TES, Flowmaster cat-back exhaust, Dynomax high flow converter, Accel box & coil, Fastchips custom chip, MAC sub frame connecters, Lakewood LCA & Adj. Panhard rod, SLP 2500 stall, 3.23 rear gears, white face gagues, and NOS!

 

Yes. TPIS sent you the WRONG waterneck (thermostat housing). They have a special version of the waterneck that needs to be used on F-Bodies. I know because I ran into this SAME problem. I called TPIS and they shipped me out a new special F-Body waterneck. It pissed me off but oh well - I got the part a few days later and they covered all the charges.

Tim

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TRAXION's 1990 IROC-Z
Best Time = 12.244 @ 112.51mph (1.778 60' / 7.819@88.32mph in the 1/8)
All Natural. No Force. No Drugs. Stock Bottom End. Stock Body Panels.
Gunning for NA 11's with bigger cam, bigger stall, and bigger exhaust.
-=ICON Motorsports=-
Moderator: PROM board at thirdgen.org

 

Thanks TRAXION

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Convertible, L98, Mini-ram, ZZ9 cam, Comp Cams 1.6/1.52 steel roller rockers, Trick Flow 23* heads, K&N's with chopped airboxes, March underdive pulleys, Edelbrock ceramic coated TES, Flowmaster cat-back exhaust, Dynomax high flow converter, Accel box & coil, Fastchips custom chip, MAC sub frame connecters, Lakewood LCA & Adj. Panhard rod, SLP 2500 stall, 3.23 rear gears, white face gagues, and NOS!

 

Traxion.I dont have a problem with it touching the belt but it lays against my intake tubing.I dont like the hot water neck laying against the intake tubing of my supercharger.I called them up and they said they dynoed a ATI unit,and ran into the same problem.You cant even get the intake tubin on.What gives?I had to buy a older chevy crome water neck,they told me they couldnt do anything.

 

It was so bad when I put my Vortech on that I actually had to cut the neck at an angle and have it rewelded to miss the idler pulley on the supercharger bracket.

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-86 IROC
a few mods
this years goal: 10.50 @ 130+ mph
-=ICON Motorsports=-

 

I had to totally fabricate a custom water neck to get my setup to work properly.

When I originally called TPIS about the problem, they said that they disn't have anything else that would work any better.

The custom fabricated one (all steel) that I made is actually the best one I've ever seen....Can ya tell I'm proud of myself??!?!

I'd call TPIS and insist they send you the correct one just as TRAX said.

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86 Trans Am WS6 Black with tinted windows, shaved door handles
ZZ4, Mini-ram, true duals, LT4 HotCam, AFR 195 heads.
***Too many other mods to mention***

"In the future, cities will become deserts,
roads will become battlefields, and the hope of mankind
will appear as a stranger" The Road Warrior

 

Thanks fellas!! I called em and they told me I had the Vette water neck. The new one is on the way....express!! Not bad.

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Convertible, L98, Mini-ram, ZZ9 cam, Comp Cams 1.6/1.52 steel roller rockers, Trick Flow 23* heads, K&N's with chopped airboxes, March underdive pulleys, Edelbrock ceramic coated TES, Flowmaster cat-back exhaust, Dynomax high flow converter, Accel box & coil, Fastchips custom chip, MAC sub frame connecters, Lakewood LCA & Adj. Panhard rod, SLP 2500 stall, 3.23 rear gears, white face gagues, and NOS!