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V6 cooling
scutter - 21/9/14 at 08:51 PM

Folks, after discovering my nice radiator is actually an intercooler .

I'm now looking into solutions for cooling a 12V Alfa V6.

What are the collectives thoughts on RENAULT CLIO 172 182 KANGOO 98-05 W/OUT AIRCON ALUMINIUM ALLOY RACE RADIATOR RAD or shall I pay the money and get a Caterham radiator from the likes of Radtec for another £100?

Regards Dan.


The Black Flash - 21/9/14 at 09:22 PM

Hi scutter,

mine is running Dax's radiator which is used for the v8s. It's core is 420x370x40mm. I've had no problems with cooling at all, even when sat in traffic. I do also have the alfa's oil cooler, but it's behind the rad and I don't know what effect it actually has.

Since that one is 500mm x 410mm x 40mm I'd have thought it'd be plenty big enough.

Andy


scutter - 21/9/14 at 09:29 PM

Cheers Andy, it's also helped by the fact that a friend has a normal Clio rad I can borrow to see if it fits.

Regards Dan.


Mr Whippy - 22/9/14 at 11:42 AM

Stupid question but what's issue with using the intercooler as a radiator?