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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 11:07 PM
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Track Vid (Radiator Cap Blows Up @ 130mph!)

Quick track vid of my last run of the day last week (7/23/12) out at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, WA...Track is great! But this is what happens when you're running a SH*TTY radiator cap from a company I will not name at this time...They make an awesome radiator, but provide the weakest cap ever with it! Holding tabs on the cap failed at 130mph on the front straight and you can imagine what happened next check the video...it was pretty intense when it happened!

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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:01 AM
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please say who made the cap that exploded on you. You wouldn't want another EVO suffering the same fate, or worse...
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:12 AM
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You know a head gasket can make that happen too right?
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by AlwaysinBoost
please say who made the cap that exploded on you. You wouldn't want another EVO suffering the same fate, or worse...
Check the youtube video description
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:26 AM
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Plastic FTW .
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 07:36 AM
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Awesome
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 08:23 AM
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My instructor would be yelling at me for driving with one hand...
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 08:46 AM
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Tim, seems like every time you go out there is some overheating issue. Has this been the culprit the whole time? Good job staying calm when you couldn't see ****.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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Have the radiator! Switched out my cap
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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Good think that didn't happen mid corner!
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 09:34 AM
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My instructor would be yelling at me for driving with one hand...
This.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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And it looks like your about to take your helmet off at the end of vid... EEEK!
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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I have the same radiator...... What cap should I switch to?
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 12:36 PM
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And it looks like your about to take your helmet off at the end of vid... EEEK!
Wow, hadn't even noticed that. Bad move indeed.
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Old Jul 30, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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What tac cap did you switch too?
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