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View Poll Results: My coolant pipes are:
Original, have not failed.
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Pinned/welded preventatively.
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Pinned/welded due to a failure
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Have you welded/pinned your coolant lines?

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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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Arrow Have you welded/pinned your coolant lines?
Not to beat a dead horse, but I think this would be useful information. Please take a moment and vote in the poll. Please also include the following information, I'll start with my info. Feel free to include any other info you feel is relevant.

-Year: 2001

-Mileage on car: 69,000

-Stock or modified? Stock

-Are your lines pinned, welded, or original? original

-If pinned or welded, was it preventative or due to failure?

-If you had a failure, describe the situation (track, spirited, commute, around town ect...):
 
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 02:31 PM
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2001
21000 miles
Welded in BBI billet fittings (all)
Failure at the road course
 
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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-Year: 2000 Baby!

-Mileage on car: 47,000

-Stock or modified? Stock

-Are your lines pinned, welded, or original? Original
 
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 02:37 PM
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I'm more interest in seeing whether people have or havent fixed the pipes, and if they have WHY than I am in seeing the method used to fix the pipes, if that makes any sense. Thanks for your info!
 
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 02:58 PM
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2001, 68k miles, modified
Pinned preventatively after coolant hose rupture at track
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...ot-pinned.html

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2001
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Original
But considering getting them welded...
Any Ideas on how many have been non-track failures?
 
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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pinning is for gas pedals and wrestling..... WELDED..

2003

65,000

modded Gt3076 T3

WELDED Hoss
 
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-Year: 2003

-Mileage on car: 51,000

-Stock or modified? Stock + exhaust

-Are your lines pinned, welded, or original? Original
 
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-Year: 2002

-Mileage 83,000

-Stock or modified? Ecu + exhaust

-Are your lines pinned, welded, or original? Original before 2 months i fixed them got 2yrs warranty
 
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2001

78000 mi

K 16 billet ecu exhaust

One j b weld will weld when engine has to come out.
 
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Pinned preventatively as dumping antifreeze all over my rear wheels at 150 mph does not sund like fun.

Car stats in sig.
 
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Welded.

I had two failures, both while cruising along non aggressively...
 
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2001 with flash, 69k miles, original unmodified hoses. 10 trackdays/yr
 
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2001, 36000 miles, nodded to the teeth, and welded
 
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