Samco coolant hoses from GB

[Aurora40]

Anyone install them yet? Did they fit with no modification?

[tf95ZR1]

Hey Aurora!
Yep, I installed my red Samco coolant and air intake hoses.
I decided for now not to install the little guy between the
thermostat housing and the radiator and the longer hose from the
thermostat housing back to the engine. They are lower down,
more hidden, so I'll tackle them another time.
Except for some busted knuckles, the hoses were tight, but fit.
The air intake hose to TB took some effort, and the clamp barely
clears the pulley under the front of the TB, but it fits.
Any probs in particular?

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by tf95ZR1

Any probs in particular?

Cool, thanks for the feedback! I haven't tried the coolant hoses yet. My air duct didnt' come close to fitting, way too long. I've trimmed it little by little to get it to fit better, and now it doesn't fit at all.

I have zero interest in doing that with the coolant hoses, so I figured if they aren't a simple swap for the old ones, I may as well get started selling them now.

Thanks!

[Z Factor]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Cool, thanks for the feedback! I haven't tried the coolant hoses yet. My air duct didnt' come close to fitting, way too long. I've trimmed it little by little to get it to fit better, and now it doesn't fit at all.

I have zero interest in doing that with the coolant hoses, so I figured if they aren't a simple swap for the old ones, I may as well get started selling them now.

Thanks!

Sorry to hear that you had trouble with your air duct. I am not sure why you say it will not fit at all now but I know a handful of people who have them on, including myself. Did you wind up buying the claw like you had talked about, and it wont fit to it? Or are you having trouble fitting it to the stock air intake?

I don't have the coolant hoses, but others who do have installed them without a problem. Good luck, and when you get them on, take a few pictures for us to see your dressed up engine bay.

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by Z Factor

Sorry to hear that you had trouble with your air duct. I am not sure why you say it will not fit at all now but I know a handful of people who have them on, including myself. Did you wind up buying the claw like you had talked about, and it wont fit to it? Or are you having trouble fitting it to the stock air intake?

Hey, it's no problem. I hope you don't think I'm mad about the GB or anything. I'm just not happy with the product.

It won't work for me anymore because I was having problems with the airbox sticking up (it worked ok this way but I couldn't screw it down), or with it hitting the a/c compressor. So I clipped a little more out, and now the top is too short and the bottom is fine. Apparently it needed to be cut at an angle with the bottom being shorter than the top.

I got a claw. It fits over the claw, but the clamps won't fit. And the claw has a weld at the bottom that isn't smooth, and creates quite a gap with the duct that would allow junk into the engine. It just has me a little fed up is all, as it's basically $350 down the toilet between the duct and the claw.

[bobbyhi]

What color are the hoses????

[Aurora40]

Originally Posted by bobbyhi

What color are the hoses????

Mine are black, but they come in blue, red, I think maybe green and yellow?

I got the claw working with the stock duct so I'm less disheartened now.

[Z Factor]

Originally Posted by Aurora40

Hey, it's no problem. I hope you don't think I'm mad about the GB or anything. I'm just not happy with the product.

Not at all, I just hoped you would get things squared away and not be disappointed with any aspect of your ZR-1.

[tf95ZR1]

For our information, I went out and measured my Samco air duct-
8 1/4 inches long as sent. Again, it was tight, but fit. Great excuse
to admire the beautiful engine! And dream of a big cube build inside!
Maybe some day.............
Reminds me of my encounter with a Borla rep at a car show.
I just couldn't keep my mouth shut. I went up to the guy at their booth
and told him that I love the sound, but the fit (and I heard the same from others) was crap. He told me "Corvettes shift on shipping" and every car is different. So it is our cars that vary, not the exhaust.
Things that make you go hummmmmmm

[ralph92ZR1]

Just curious...what is the "claw"..??