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Old 03-19-2010, 02:17 PM
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Jason, good talking to you last night. I canceled the order and will come get it from you bro. Id rather support a friend. When I searched the product, it didnt bring you up and I just didnt use my brain I guess.

It was on the cover of October 2008.


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Old 03-19-2010, 02:25 PM
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Ive never steered anyone in the wrong direction here and if you could get it from 281, I highhly suggest and recommend them. Great people and company. You know you are in good hands with them as they stand behind their customers.
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MellowYellow - one suggestion if your plastic tank is bulging. That was happening to a friend's car and he figured it was the supercharger intercooler being too small and his headers and S/C head unit heating things up as well under the hood.

After getting the car up on the lift he discovered coolant leaking from the head - blown head gasket was causing the plastic tank to overheat and expand. Make sure you don't have a head gasket problem.
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Old 03-19-2010, 11:43 PM
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Thanks for the heads up Jim. Now you got me concerned. Gotta go in for an oil change in a week or so, will look for it then.
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Finally slapped it in. Sorry for the dirty engine bay but I hardly get a chance to even drive it.


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Looks great!
I am waiting for someone to make an IC expansion tank for the E-force.
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:46 AM
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good deal, mellow! i still gotta order mine...

MellowYellow - one suggestion if your plastic tank is bulging. That was happening to a friend's car and he figured it was the supercharger intercooler being too small and his headers and S/C head unit heating things up as well under the hood.

After getting the car up on the lift he discovered coolant leaking from the head - blown head gasket was causing the plastic tank to overheat and expand. Make sure you don't have a head gasket problem.
judging by the amount of people that have had this same issue with these tanks, plus the fact that vortec/paxton did acknowlege a while back that they'd had a "bad batch", i think the vast majority of bulging tanks are due to the tanks themselves.

that said, i too appreciate the info, jim! i'll be checking my head gasket as well.
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much better looking anyway joe. engine looks good bro
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