m50 with 318i radiator, which hoses

[FireFight]

I'm finishing up my swap, I'm running a e36 318i radiator and I was under the impression that 525i hos3s are the ones to run but I found that they need too harsh of a curve and those hoses make the cut, any recommenations

[e30austin]

The last 24v car I built, that used the M42 radiator, took E34 525i hoses, which had been seriously trimmed. Seemed to work ok. The fitment wasn't that great, but they weren't severely kinked. Another reason I had no interest in using that radiator...

[FireFight]

You can only trim them so much before you lose the 1.5 section and get to the 1.25" and that won't fit over the thermo housing and the rad flange