chrisj
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 05:22 PM |
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Extra Radiators
Whilst at Donnington I was discussing my perenial subject of cooling the beast.
One of the suggestions which I am investigating is the heater take off.
Clive mentioned using a mini heater and venting it underneath.
I've purchased a motorbike rad off of ebay for £1 including fan. Could anybody think of any reasons why things may go pear shaped.
Thinking about mounting it in the underside airflow.
Good to see everybody at the show !
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 05:24 PM |
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Have you tried water wetter ?
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oliwb
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 05:25 PM |
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Can't think of any reason why not to apart from possible damage being mounted so low - but then it was only £1?!
Gotta be worth a punt right??? Oli.
If your not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room!
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 05:56 PM |
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I have also been thinking about a second small radiator as my buget could not match the luego price for a V8 rad.
so far I have fitted a volvo 740 alluminium rad ( just !!! )) at the front and was planning a second rad infront of the passinger bulkhead possibly
venting out the side or via ducting .
The other area I was thinking of altering was the water pump. I think the vovo rad will work at speed with a High flow rate but at low revs the water
pump is too slow so I may change to using an electric pump that I can increase the flow rate on at low speed
This is some one who knows very little about cooling experimenting...So non of these ideas may work!;
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chrisj
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 06:43 PM |
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Used water wetter but after fitting the new rad ducting I still get to 95 after a run, Donnington to Peterborough, and would be very nervous in
standing traffic.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 08:23 PM |
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Bonnet vents? Can't remember if you have them
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stevebubs
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 08:54 PM |
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There's a few places out there that will recore an existing radiator not that much (i.e. cheaper than luego)
A friend did just that with his RV8 Chimera and the difference in cooling was astounding.
Take a look in the TVR section on Pistonheads - I'm sure a suggestions will become apparent.
If you don't have any luck, u2u me and I'll try and dig out the info and some approx costs.
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Chippy
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| posted on 17/9/06 at 10:17 PM |
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Not sure how the V8 stacks up against a 2.9i V6, but I fitted a Landy 2.5 TDI rad, and that has been well up to the mark. Mind you fan still runs when
stuck in traffic, but thats why it's there. The V6 does/is a very hot running engine, so may be worth a look at the Landy rad. Plus I have
fitted a switch to overide the fan if things get interesting, but have never had to use it. atb Ray.
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