T66
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| posted on 14/10/12 at 12:20 PM |
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Engine Radiator & Chargecooler Rads
I have a front mounted radiator, whats the thoughts on me doubling up the chargecooler radiator against the engine rad ?, my engine rad has a single
fan, but I could soon fit another to help out. Too much heat going on ?
space is limited, and I have a good 600mm x 200 x 70 infront of the radiator which I would like to use.
cheers
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MRLuke
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| posted on 14/10/12 at 03:27 PM |
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Have a small gap between the two, make sure the overall depth doesn't get excessive and you will be fine.
I assume your chargecooler is air cooled rather than water cooled.
[Edited on 14/10/12 by MRLuke]
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T66
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| posted on 14/10/12 at 03:48 PM |
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The chargecooler is a water/air , and is rearmounted behind the engine.
We avoided a rear mounted air/air intercooler due to space & avoiding ducting issues. And mounting it in the front with a rear engine wouldnt be
too good either. Cooler core in the engine bay pic
Would you suggest a second fan on the 2 rads in the front ? current setup has a single Spal fan for the engine coolant.
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MRLuke
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| posted on 14/10/12 at 03:57 PM |
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OH I see! The rad to cool the water for the charge cooler.
You shouldnt have any issues unless the overall depth is excessive. Make sure the rads are ducted properly and that there is somewhere for the air to
go AFTER it has gone through the rads.
For reference im running a 60mm rad with a 60mm intercooler in front. I wouldnt fancy going much deeper really.
Build looks really good 
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T66
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| posted on 14/10/12 at 04:46 PM |
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The radiators will vent out through ducting on the bonnet. Thanks for the replies Luke
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froggy
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| posted on 14/10/12 at 07:54 PM |
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Best thing I did with my setup is add a cheap temp guage to monitor the coolant temp as running in traffic can let the temp creep up making the
system less efficient . Next mod on mine is adding a fan to the cc rad triggered at 40c .
I'd go as big as poss with your rad it won't have any effect on your engine rad , I ran a micra rad with my twin engine setup and never
had any cooling issues .
[IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r187/froggy_0[IMG]
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T66
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| posted on 14/10/12 at 08:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by froggy
Best thing I did with my setup is add a cheap temp guage to monitor the coolant temp as running in traffic can let the temp creep up making the
system less efficient . Next mod on mine is adding a fan to the cc rad triggered at 40c .
I'd go as big as poss with your rad it won't have any effect on your engine rad , I ran a micra rad with my twin engine setup and never
had any cooling issues .
Ive got my eye on a 26x7x2 one, which is a double pass core, which is the max space I have without cutting wheelarches to fit etc.
thanks for the help, now to find the money lol...
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