Blocks with 3/8" NPT threads for fittings?

pHaestus · 02-16-2002, 11:06 AM

I have a hard time finding 1/4"NPT x 1/2" barbs locally, and even when you can find them you have to bore them out because the 1/4" NPTs have a smaller ID than the other fittings. I am on a quest to get as little restriction as possible through the tubing and the fittings of my setup, because I want to move down to a smaller, cheaper pump (using an Eheim 1250 now) and still get excellent flow.

To accomplish this, I am still using 1/2" ID silicone tubing but 5/8" fittings on my setup where posssible. The 5/8" fittings are GREAT because they really are snug with the silicone so there is no need for clamps. Also their ID is very close to 1/2" so you should get slightly better flow through the system. Anyway, I REALLY like the 5/8" fittings. The only problem is the waterblock.

I am not aware of any block that will take 3/8" NPT fittings, and for that matter I can't think of a block with channels that are wide enough for me to tap out the top and not end up with part of the fitting hitting metal instead of channel. Does anyone know of a block that would suit my needs or that could effectively be modded that way?

#Rotor · 02-16-2002, 11:43 AM

I'm sorry to inform you, but I think your search is over...

http://3rotor.dns2go.com/images/Turb...ro/indexx.html

this was a custom order, the guy asked for them to be 3/8NPT and I said.... "no Problem... how many do you want?" he said "4 please"

pHaestus · 02-16-2002, 12:32 PM

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<Mr. Burns voice>"Excellent Smithers"</Mr. Burns voice>

Brad · 02-16-2002, 02:40 PM

#rotor, how much are those blocks?

#Rotor · 02-16-2002, 03:46 PM

60.00 CDN for the Quattro $5 less for one with just the normal 2 inlets

Brad · 02-17-2002, 01:36 AM

ok, I'll send you US$4 tomorrow

(don't worry, our currency is worth US$ .42)

#Rotor · 02-17-2002, 07:56 AM

.42 damn.... it's getting worce by the minute.... I should convert my site to US dollars....

I should have done that a long time ago.... too late now.... J\K

Brad · 02-17-2002, 11:32 PM

heh, no idea what the Canadian currency is, just all the people in the chat hassle it. The New Zealand currency was .7 or so 3 years ago, then a left wing government came in, we went down to .38 for a bit...

02-16-2002, 11:06 AM	#1
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	Blocks with 3/8" NPT threads for fittings? I have a hard time finding 1/4"NPT x 1/2" barbs locally, and even when you can find them you have to bore them out because the 1/4" NPTs have a smaller ID than the other fittings. I am on a quest to get as little restriction as possible through the tubing and the fittings of my setup, because I want to move down to a smaller, cheaper pump (using an Eheim 1250 now) and still get excellent flow. To accomplish this, I am still using 1/2" ID silicone tubing but 5/8" fittings on my setup where posssible. The 5/8" fittings are GREAT because they really are snug with the silicone so there is no need for clamps. Also their ID is very close to 1/2" so you should get slightly better flow through the system. Anyway, I REALLY like the 5/8" fittings. The only problem is the waterblock. I am not aware of any block that will take 3/8" NPT fittings, and for that matter I can't think of a block with channels that are wide enough for me to tap out the top and not end up with part of the fitting hitting metal instead of channel. Does anyone know of a block that would suit my needs or that could effectively be modded that way?

02-16-2002, 02:40 PM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	#rotor, how much are those blocks? __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

02-17-2002, 01:36 AM	#6
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	ok, I'll send you US$4 tomorrow (don't worry, our currency is worth US$ .42) __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

02-17-2002, 11:32 PM	#8
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	heh, no idea what the Canadian currency is, just all the people in the chat hassle it. The New Zealand currency was .7 or so 3 years ago, then a left wing government came in, we went down to .38 for a bit... __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

02-16-2002, 11:43 AM	#2
#Rotor Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dione, sector 4s1256 Posts: 852	I'm sorry to inform you, but I think your search is over... http://3rotor.dns2go.com/images/Turb...ro/indexx.html this was a custom order, the guy asked for them to be 3/8NPT and I said.... "no Problem... how many do you want?" he said "4 please"

02-16-2002, 12:32 PM	#3
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	Folds hands <Mr. Burns voice>"Excellent Smithers"</Mr. Burns voice>

02-16-2002, 03:46 PM	#5
#Rotor Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dione, sector 4s1256 Posts: 852	60.00 CDN for the Quattro $5 less for one with just the normal 2 inlets

02-17-2002, 07:56 AM	#7
#Rotor Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dione, sector 4s1256 Posts: 852	.42 damn.... it's getting worce by the minute.... I should convert my site to US dollars.... I should have done that a long time ago.... too late now.... J\K

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