Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
Well guys after about four months of waiting and a couple days of work I am happy to announce that the silicone hose kits are available for 2001 trucks. The kits include all four hoses for the turbo to intercooler connections as well as the upper/lower radiator hoses and the two heater hoses. The kit can be ordered through SPA Technique at any time. Contact information and some pics of other hose kits can be seen at www.spatechnique.com Contact either Patrick Lynch (patrick@spatechnique.com) or Dave (dave@spatechnique.com) to order the kits. I have decided not to post the price but the original guess on price (follow the link bellow to the post) is very close to the actual price. PM me if you want an exact price.
Also available is a stainless steel clamp kit consisting of all the clamps needed to install the hose kit, see www.spatechnique.com/hose_clamps.html for info on the clamps. I can tell you that these are some very nice clamps and are in use on some high performance pulling trucks. The price has not been set because I had to return some of the clamps because they where just a bit too small for the application. Patrick or Dave will be able to give you the price in a week or so once my returned clamps get to them and they sort out the final sizes. I will add that the clamps are not necessary, but they sure are nice and much stronger than the OEM clamps.
I have some pics of the install and some comparison pics between the OEM hoses/clamps and the SPA hoses/clamps, unfortunately I left my camera at home and well not get the pics posted for about two weeks. There are some pics of the kit as I received it here and here is a post about the kits with some good info. I can help with any install questions but it is fairly straight foreword. I will tell you that a set of hose clamp pliers (as mentioned in the TDR article about changing the radiator fluid) are very useful and a great addition to any toolbox. I got mine at Napa for $20 and I can’t remember the correct part #.
As a final note and disclaimer I have to mention that I have no financial interest in SPA. I simply did some inital legwork and the fit testing of the kit in return for some very nice hoses for my truck. I can answer any questions about install, but all pricing and ordeing well be done through SPA.
One final side note for John (not me the other John in WA) the yellow colors are available, contact SPA for a sample of the hose
JR2
Also available is a stainless steel clamp kit consisting of all the clamps needed to install the hose kit, see www.spatechnique.com/hose_clamps.html for info on the clamps. I can tell you that these are some very nice clamps and are in use on some high performance pulling trucks. The price has not been set because I had to return some of the clamps because they where just a bit too small for the application. Patrick or Dave will be able to give you the price in a week or so once my returned clamps get to them and they sort out the final sizes. I will add that the clamps are not necessary, but they sure are nice and much stronger than the OEM clamps.
I have some pics of the install and some comparison pics between the OEM hoses/clamps and the SPA hoses/clamps, unfortunately I left my camera at home and well not get the pics posted for about two weeks. There are some pics of the kit as I received it here and here is a post about the kits with some good info. I can help with any install questions but it is fairly straight foreword. I will tell you that a set of hose clamp pliers (as mentioned in the TDR article about changing the radiator fluid) are very useful and a great addition to any toolbox. I got mine at Napa for $20 and I can’t remember the correct part #.
As a final note and disclaimer I have to mention that I have no financial interest in SPA. I simply did some inital legwork and the fit testing of the kit in return for some very nice hoses for my truck. I can answer any questions about install, but all pricing and ordeing well be done through SPA.
One final side note for John (not me the other John in WA) the yellow colors are available, contact SPA for a sample of the hose
JR2
