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Radiator issues
- 84ETPULSAR
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Radiator issues
hey guys
the car is almost finished with the turbo upgrade etc, just getting dump pipe and a few extra pipes made up at my mates exhaust shop, now he reckons that the turbo is way too close to the radiator, and if my engine moves too much under load, its gonna smash into the radiator......which is bad
now when my dad and i were working on the car at home, we dummy fitted the turbo etc, and we had to move the radiator forward as much as we could, we took of the original brackets and slid it forward as much as it would go.
so now I'm being told even that was not enough for the GT2560 to fit safely.
what should/can i do to fix this? i was looking at a PWR radiator for the N12 EXA's, but im wondering if thats actually any slimmer.
also my mate reckons that custom radiators arent that expensive.....
so i dunno, im leaving it to you guys to shed some light,
cheers
the car is almost finished with the turbo upgrade etc, just getting dump pipe and a few extra pipes made up at my mates exhaust shop, now he reckons that the turbo is way too close to the radiator, and if my engine moves too much under load, its gonna smash into the radiator......which is bad
now when my dad and i were working on the car at home, we dummy fitted the turbo etc, and we had to move the radiator forward as much as we could, we took of the original brackets and slid it forward as much as it would go.
so now I'm being told even that was not enough for the GT2560 to fit safely.
what should/can i do to fix this? i was looking at a PWR radiator for the N12 EXA's, but im wondering if thats actually any slimmer.
also my mate reckons that custom radiators arent that expensive.....
so i dunno, im leaving it to you guys to shed some light,
cheers
- 84ETPULSAR
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yeah thats the thing, ive already got the front mount AND A/C, so any movement causes a huge chain of problems.
ive done some reading and now im waiting for E to tell me not to replace the original radiator, because is a kick ass triple cored beast.
i am taking that advice, but this just means i have to sort the problem with the original
any thoughts?
ive done some reading and now im waiting for E to tell me not to replace the original radiator, because is a kick ass triple cored beast.
i am taking that advice, but this just means i have to sort the problem with the original
any thoughts?
- tassuperkart
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Even if you need to 'lightly modify' the radiator to get your clearance it would be much less fucking around than swapping things over! As a start anyway.
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- 84ETPULSAR
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ha ha yeah i read up on radiators on the forums,
"ally is 30% less efficient than a similar sized copper" haha
its a low mount and from memory the turbo is about maybe 10mm from the core.
there could be more room to be had moving the radiator but it just seems it physically wont slide forward anymore, like something is stopping it.
Damo, what do you mean by "lightly modify" the radiator, like the core itself? or the brackets etc??
cheers boys for the help,
"ally is 30% less efficient than a similar sized copper" haha
its a low mount and from memory the turbo is about maybe 10mm from the core.
there could be more room to be had moving the radiator but it just seems it physically wont slide forward anymore, like something is stopping it.
Damo, what do you mean by "lightly modify" the radiator, like the core itself? or the brackets etc??
cheers boys for the help,
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- 84ETPULSAR
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This weekend hey? Im puttin new exhaust gaskets in, Then puttin new pads and bleeding all round, Then im free to cruise. Shood be good by satday nite if your drivin......?
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- 84ETPULSAR
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Yep, Sounds good.
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