Sidewinder TC-4 vs Geminicool spiral block
 

http://dtekcustoms.safeshopper.com/images/bu0nlqq5.jpg

or the geminicool Hi-flow one http://dtekcustoms.safeshopper.com/images/bs10s1w8.jpg gonna order one of these..which one guys? which will perform better with my super hi-flow Eheim 1060 :) all comments appreciated! :dome:

oh it'd be great if after you've voted to post and share your reason/logic for your choice..thanks! :dome:

No Maze3?

Niether one, rather I would recomend MAZE 3 or Fixittt's Spir@l. Reasoning? I have seen zero review or compairisons on the TC-4s performance and quite honestly it looks like it would impact flow too adversly to reep the benefits of the turbulators. Perhaps time will tell and I'll be prooved wrong, but regardless I would not purchase this block at this time. The geminicool? Ot uses 1/8" NPT fittings with a 3/8" barb. This will certianly have a severe impact on flow and defeats the whole reasoning behind creating deeper channels to reduce back pressure. It sure looks perdy, but I am leary about it's performance and impact on flow.

I won't buy a block that doesn't accept 3/8" NPT threaded fittings. At this time, that only leaves #rotor as a potential manufacturer of blocks for pH :)

nah..looks too pretty to me..too pretty to be taken seriously..like a really hot chick :evilaugh: hehe

anyway, yeah. thanks for all the opinions guys. I may not reply, but I'll be sure to take note of everyone's opinions in making my choice :) thanks!

Too pretty for a Maze3?! That second block is more of a hotty than the Maze3 ;). I like the big channels of the first one...
-Kev

the geminicool had a really solid review at overclockers.com .. you must've read that right..

and the tc-4..well..not a review in sight..but danny at dtek says performance is right up there with the big guys..well..;)

:laugh:

can somebody tell me which is better..and all copper block like the sidewinder..or an lexan/acrylic topped one like the maze3 and the geminicool and the spir@ls..

The Maze3 is a beautiful block, but my money is on it having some serious thought and prototyping behind it as well. The geminicool block did well with hoot's testing and little fittings, but that was with a lot of pressure behind the water and not a normal magdrive type pump.

Put a standard 1/2" hose barb on it after drilling it out for lower pressure drop and it will spill over to multiple channels. That's no good. The geminicool looks like the same deal as the OCH Z4: A well milled block for 3/8" setups but NOT good for 1/2". And if the blocks are all going to be 3/8", then I would look also at the Swiftech.

well i've decided to go for the Eheim 1060..and thats probably gonna give me more flow than I need..together with a 1/2" setup..shouldn't that give more than enough flow for the geminicool? or the TC-4..mm..confused I am :p

No way! The maze3 pic is my desktop wallpaper it looks so sweet!

...and you've seen reviews or comparison's of the Maze3 or Fixit's Spir@l? by all means, post some links................................

issit just me or does the maze3 look horribly SHALLOW?? doesn't look like it'll perform very well to me..

You should get acceptable flowrates, but you would get acceptable flow rates with pretty much any block and the 1060. You said you wanted a high flow system, and just because they say the block is high flow doesn't actually make it so :)

thats a good one :) there've been NO REVIEWS whatsoever of the maze3 and yet people are already hell-bent on it being the next best WB..:rolleyes:

well its supposed to perform better with higher flow rates..I figured if their low-flow block performs at up to 10F lower (according the www.geminicool.com) at "normal" flow rates..the hi-flow model must perform best with high flows..and the 1060's as high as it gets right :)

The poll starter initially stated they were looking for a high flow block. Without reviews, one can still look at channels and draw some conclusions about flow rates through the block.

Especially since I doubt anyone on this forum (except maybe fixxitt) has either a TC-4 or a geminicool either.

yeah thats me: poll starter :D

As a matter of fact I have seen numerous reviews of the Spir@l, although I do not have the URL of one handy ATM I'm sure if you google it you will find one also. As to the MAZE 3, to be honest I implicitly trust Dangerden. They would not release something without a shit load of research, experimentation, and design. You are probably seeing MAZE 3.5 or 3.6 as the released item. Quite honestly I trust Dangerden for one, but more so I've studied fluid dynamics during my college years and watercooled long enough to reconize a good design when I see one. The MAZE 3 is going to rock, and you can quote me on that.

HEHEHEHEHE that pic of the gemini block........... that was taken on MY POOL Table.

I got some other interesting pics to show U guys when I get home

You've got a pool table??? Fix you SUCK ;)

thats YOUR gemini fixitt? :D so how's it compare to your spir@l? :)

never tested it yet.

Its just sitting here on my desk

No Time!

Ok made a new thread for the photo shoot.