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ECUPirate · 05-05-2002, 10:10 PM

I would start by reevaluating the hose situation. Even w/ vinyl, I think you could come up w/ a better layout. Use longer runs of hose, and skip the elbows. Just looking at it, you could turn the pump around, and remove the elbow between the pump and the res. Switch the inlets & outlets of the rad so that the barb nearest the camera feeds the CPU block.. you shouldn't need an elbow. You could position the rad or the res 'between' some of the waterblocks to lessen the bend angle on the hose.
Be creative, but lose the elbows.

note: if you do need elbows, get silicon or tygon hose, and use the next size up elbows. ex. for 1/2" ID hose, get 5/8" OD elbows. The hose will stretch, and the larger elbows will reduce the resistance in the system. You could try copper 45 degree elbows, if that would be enough bend... I dunno.

05-05-2002, 10:10 PM	#6
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	I would start by reevaluating the hose situation. Even w/ vinyl, I think you could come up w/ a better layout. Use longer runs of hose, and skip the elbows. Just looking at it, you could turn the pump around, and remove the elbow between the pump and the res. Switch the inlets & outlets of the rad so that the barb nearest the camera feeds the CPU block.. you shouldn't need an elbow. You could position the rad or the res 'between' some of the waterblocks to lessen the bend angle on the hose. Be creative, but lose the elbows. note: if you do need elbows, get silicon or tygon hose, and use the next size up elbows. ex. for 1/2" ID hose, get 5/8" OD elbows. The hose will stretch, and the larger elbows will reduce the resistance in the system. You could try copper 45 degree elbows, if that would be enough bend... I dunno. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan Last edited by ECUPirate; 05-05-2002 at 10:12 PM.