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Originally Posted by ixfxi
the billet outlet with an fittings is totally pointless. most of the time i see absolutely no merit in going with AN fittings, unless you just like to tell people about how much time and money you've spent on them. they are expensive and a pain in the ass to work on. absolutely nothing wrong with rubber hose (not silicone) + quality stainless clamp. silicone hoses suck as well, only limited uses for those.
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That's what I was getting at. I can understand the point of them on critical areas, but a heater core seems a bit silly. Again, unless it's a car that needs that level of reliability, like a race platform, it seems a little silly to spend 200 bucks on fittings to fix a problem that doesn't exist. Now, with the replacement cores not coming with an adjustable valve, that's an issue..do these expensive fittings give a solution? No. They replace a plastic piece for the sake of looking tough. I'm not saying that they aren't nice parts, they are, but unless you're going for that "look" or being used on a race application where every line sees increased coolant pressure and temperature, you'll never notice any difference once your hood is closed and you're driving down the road.