just tore my rad out today and plan to get the griffin and do the vertical rad deal. i know the top and bottom are self explanitary, but the one that goes from the pump to the bottom driver side of original rad, what do i do with that, the other two from the pump are just heater hoses right? and the line that comes from under the TB, is that the steam line deal that i have to dump back into the system somehow? i just thought that came from behind the heads. maybe it does and just exits out under the TB? any helps appriciated thanks guys

 

http://shbox.com/1/95-97_hoses.jpg

http://shbox.com/1/heater_hoses.jpg

 

my 2 heater hoses have weird metal things in the hose. im used to my third gen, hoses strait to the heater **** nothing else. but what about the smaller lower hose, what do i do with that with my griffen radiator?

 

Which lower are you talking about? Also, I dont know what the griffin radiator has provisions for, if you can post of picture of the ports is has, it would help out.

-Dustin-

 

the smaller hose comming out of the water pump and running to the lower drivers side of the stock rad, on the diagram above its called the oil cooler bypass hose. what do i do with that one? ive decided to tie the steam tube into the upper hose, thats the one comming from under the TB right? this is the rad i plan to use

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GRI-1-25241-X/

 

Looks to me like one in/one out, and an overflow line. No oil warmer/cooler line or anything else. Just hot water in, colder water out

-Dustin-

 

yeah thats what i mean, so what do i do about the line? i also read that some cars didnt come with this. so should i just get a pump that doesnt have that barb? or can i plug it somehow or something? i also read where a guy tied it into the lower hose with a tee like the steam tube in the upper hose, is that whats needed? seems to me it would be ok to plug it since some cars came without it, i may be wrong tho, i dont have a clue on this one......

 

My Griffin is LT1 specific, and has all the connections the stock radiator has. The steam tube connects to a vapor/liquid separator in the the radiator, below the fill neck.... just like the stocker. There is a connecttion for the oil cooler, and I still use the stock oil cooler - in spite of everyone who says its no good.

The reason the line in the photo is called the "oil cooler bypass" hose is because it was there for the cars that did NOT have the cooler. If you had a cooler, the water pump connected to a line to the cooler, and the return from the cooler connects to the radiator.

http://shbox.com/1/oil_cooler.jpg

 

dang how do you run that with headers? ha anyways the helps. so if i got the griffin rad above ^, then what should i do with this oil cooler bypass hose? should i run it into the bottom hose to be safe? or can i just cap it somehome?

 

also can i just run a catch can from summin instead of using the stock over flow in my car? thanks guys