No all my connections are tight. I used fuel injection hose clamps for all the barbed fittings except the connection of the rubber hose to the 90 degree OEM fittings. I used standard clamps (two per actually) because the OEM barbed fittings were a bit bigger (and longer) than the standard 3/8" barbs requiring a good bit of muscle to get the hose on and being too big for the fuel injection hose clamps that I had on hand. Certainly the Honda engineered connections between the 90 degree fittings and the cooler are solid as a rock. Also the cooler itself is typical of honda quality and its shape kind of mimics the cylinder head casting. I will probably swap out new hose in the next oil change or so and install fresh clamps. . . . .If you have the means ($) and want to go top notch, I would suggest getting yourself a used set OEM hoses, cut out the 90s, having a tranny shop crimp on quality hose that terminates in an AN fitting that will bolt into your adapter plate. That, or figure out a way to connect directly to the cooler with a 90 AN fitting. . . .I for one wouldn't use a cooler without a thermostat. Don't want to slow down the oil warm up or over cool in the winter. Nor do I want to have to remove the cooler in the colder months. An inline thermostat does makes using race fittings pretty difficult however.
