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Originally Posted by Cathar

Wow Pug, what started out as a challenge for "German" vs "US" style kits, and the kit you've laid out there can best be described as being strongly in the spirit of a "US" kit.

The pump you included is stronger than many US-style systems are setup with, and certainly far, far, far stronger than a choked down Eheim 1046.

The radiator, being a dual-fan radiator, is exactly what most US-style proponents call for.

8mm ID push-fit tubing is basically equivalent to the lower end of the US-style 3/8" ID slip-over-barb setups.

In essence, what you've specified there, is a setup that is 90% "US", with the only "European" consolation being the tubing, but even then being push-fit and 8mm ID, it's still what many in the USA would call acceptable.

If anything, I see that "US"-style has already won a moral victory before any testing is done, given what you've assembled there.

When most people in the USA think "German", they're typically thinking:

Eheim 1046
6mm (1/4") ID tubing
Single low-speed fan 12cm radiator
Restrictive reservoir
Waterblock to suit tubing size

Now how does the kit you've assembled resemble anything like that?

If anything, your kit is more in the spirit of "English", which before I pointed out, was mostly in line with the USA perception of performance, with some European influences, and that is exactly what you've assembled.

US vs german = double heater core VS single low-speed fan 12cm radiator
lol