CORPCRIM Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I thought this was pretty cool but a little on the pricey side. http://www.killerglass.com do a search on google videos for "killerglass" and it come up w/ some videos of it in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tickwon Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Hmmm, interesting. Here's the video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5884582711091021737&q=killerglass&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 it's sorta gross... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I kinda like that in blue. The red is nasty looking though. Too bright I think. Coolant glows in blacklight, what about that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 My first reaction was "cool," then I was like:"when is anybody ever under my hood to see that?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Just stay with a clear light and make it green goo flowing through...THAT would be cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LamboZ Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 its nice to see something new come out though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Don't know about the illumination but clear radiator hoses are actually a good idea. Wouldn't have to pop the radiator cap to see if you are low on coolant. Can't imagine they wouldn't corrode and gunk up in short order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I wonder if the glass gets brittle from the heating and cooling cycles of the engine? I had a lower hose blow off once when a clamp failed, I wasn't too happy getting sprayed in the face with coolant...I can only imagine what would happen in the event of a glass hose explosion.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I thought this was pretty cool but a little on the ricey side. there. I fixed it for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Good idea. ...Coolant glows in blacklight, what about that? My little brother is a computer freak, The other day, he showed me his new computer he built himself, it's got chromed "magwheels" fans AND it's LIQUID cooled trough transparent silicone hoses. + he has a bunch of "black light" LEDs in there. My first reaction was: "Wow, let's go to the GM dealer and get some of that black light glowing orange coolant. We replaced the water he had in there with the coolant and let me tell you, it REALLY look's nice. P.S. GM orange coolant is MADE TO GLOW under black lights so you can easily find leaks with the same equipment you'd use to find an A/C leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 BLING... No offense guys but I think it's a bit silly. But then again... I'm an just old phart:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 It is cool. And the glass is incredible. They beat a nail into wood with one and ran it over with a big truck and it didn't even crack. That's sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 That is not a bad idea for a tweaked engine with problems bleeding air from the system... nice way to visually check... The thing is.. They should have put an airlbeed in the thermostat housing to purge the air for the one in the video... In addition.. If they had warmed up the engine fully and then let it heat soak a few minutes... they would not have had to rev the little engine to make the water flow quickly... Who ever heard of glass getting brittle from exposure to low pressure hot water...??? non issue... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I've never seen anybody try to use glass in an environment like that before with the vibration and the underhood temps, so I was just thinking out loud...what if you had a broken motor mount, and ended up with a lot of engine play? $260 down the tubes if it broke...It probably is perfectly fine and reliable, but I feel the same way about these as I did when I saw the fiberglass leaf springs in the back of a 4X4 magazine, and the pictures of those glass wheels from SEMA show...I've just seen too many glass things break to feal like it has any structural integrity (which is a totally subjective, gut reaction type of thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 They used one of the tubes to hammer a nail into wood and ran it over with what looked like a Chevy 1500 truck. Couldn't tell but you hear the gravel under it crunch but the tube held. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 .. but I feel the same way about these as I did when I saw the fiberglass leaf springs in the back of a 4X4 magazine I thought the Corvette went to fiberglass leaf springs back in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clint78z Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I believe it is made of pyrex a high temperature type of glass. It can also take one hell of an impact. It was used on Armoured personel carriers, the driver would look through when the hatch was down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veritech-z Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I thought the Corvette went to fiberglass leaf springs back in the 80's. I have no idea about the vettes, I just saw the springs for the first time in an off road magazine that comes to my job. (Of course, just because it's the first time I've seen it doesn't mean that it's new) I was wondering if it's hard for the manufacturers of those to control the spring rate consistency from spring to spring due to the nature of how fiberglass is made (like the resin amount and distribution)? I'm not a materials specialist, that's just my layman's curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexideways Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 I believe it is made of pyrex a high temperature type of glass. It can also take one hell of an impact. It was used on Armoured personel carriers, the driver would look through when the hatch was down. That would make sense, I have a bunch of pots & pans made out of this stuff, (everyone has heard of "clear vision" cookwear?) it can go on the range, in the oven and the dish washer + I can't count the times where I dropped the thing on the ceramic floor only to pick it up and put it away in it's place. It is really resistant to abuse. BLING... No offense guys but I think it's a bit silly. But then again... I'm an just old phart:wink: Yeah, it is BLING but... it also DOES actually have a purposful function as was stated a few posts above mine. + I think it does kind of look good for ricey stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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