Didn't know they cost that much. I bought mine many years ago and they were expensive then but I ended up buying them from a seller in the USA as, even with extra import costs they were significantly cheaper than buying here, despite being made in the UK then shipped to the US and back to me? Was at a time when the exchange rate was very good for us though (almost $2 per £), IIRC they were under £100 back then.
Here are some cheaper ones. Depends if you're averse to made in china or not. https://a.aliexpress.com/_ExVmt3A
I’m pretty sure this was the kit: https://www.as3performance.com/prod...-high-performance-silicone-radiator-hoses-red I don’t know what differences there are between 998 hoses and 748
Rather interestingly, AS3 have come back to me on email stating that they don’t do a kit for the 748 at all…..so I guess it’s Samco or nothing?!?!! Unless someone else has an idea of another company???
But do they do a kit for the 916 or 996. Sometimes things get lost in translation. Edit: having just checked they do one for the ST4S which is a 996 engine albeit with a dropped horizontal exhaust cam, would the hose positions be dramatically different though?