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    I have the 2000 R/T with the dumb ass radiator water inlet built into the hose.. I just ordered a new one piece radiator hose from Rock Auto. It is a cut to fit but the radiator water inlet built into the hose is placed too far back to clear the shaker hood scoop.
    The original has a two piece configuration with the water inlet tied into the hose with two clamps.. Wondering if this was a custom fit job to clear the scoop or an actual Mopar part.

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    Bought the upper for a 99 R/T as it was one piece. Simply cut it to accept the water inlet fitting.
    Why they just didn't put a cap on the radiator as done in previous years is beyond me.

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    I never understood the placement of the cap in a radiator hose. Doesn't seem practical. Luckily I have a 99.

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    Pretty popular in drag racing ,or oddball motor swaps like a small block in an opel by . Theradiator gets tilted on a radical angle . Wouldn’t be able to use a cap on the radiator. Moroso sells a universal aluminum one. It’ll never never break like the plastic ones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red barchetta View Post
    Pretty popular in drag racing ,or oddball motor swaps like a small block in an opel by . Theradiator gets tilted on a radical angle . Wouldn’t be able to use a cap on the radiator. Moroso sells a universal aluminum one. It’ll never never break like the plastic ones.
    Good to know....thanks. The plastic one I took out was puckered and collapsed on one leg.
    I'm familiar with caps in hoses for after fitment engines and radiator placement but I saw no excuse for Chrysler to use this method in the R/T's especially since they put the cap in the radiator on previous models.

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    It also moves the cap to what is pretty much the highest possible point in the system which should​ make bleeding easier.

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    "should"
    That's how I popped my hood going down the track. I was fucking with it in the staging lanes, track opened up another lane, I dropped the hood, pulled up and saw my truck had cooled down, problem was the clips for the hood pins were in my pocket.
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