Radiator Upgrade
#1
Radiator Upgrade
Thought it was time I spent some hard earned on the scoob.
My radiator split at the top on the plastic (common problem I would imagine, very poor design)
So I went and brought this from a company in the states
I hope it fits, it's bloody huge.
One immediate thing I noticed is it does'nt have a small pipe at the top left (where the original one connects to header bottle), but it does have one 3/4 of the way down on the right hand side (red arrow) (original one doesn't).
Would it cause a problem If I went from the header bottle to the "red arrow" one?
Any comments/help appreciated.
Rads too hot to swap at the moment anyways.
Thanks in advance
My car is a 94 STi Type RA if that makes any difference, can somebody check theres?
My radiator split at the top on the plastic (common problem I would imagine, very poor design)
So I went and brought this from a company in the states
I hope it fits, it's bloody huge.
One immediate thing I noticed is it does'nt have a small pipe at the top left (where the original one connects to header bottle), but it does have one 3/4 of the way down on the right hand side (red arrow) (original one doesn't).
Would it cause a problem If I went from the header bottle to the "red arrow" one?
Any comments/help appreciated.
Rads too hot to swap at the moment anyways.
Thanks in advance
My car is a 94 STi Type RA if that makes any difference, can somebody check theres?
Last edited by Jap Import; 08 June 2007 at 04:18 PM. Reason: like a fool,I did'nt quote the car model
#2
Well 2 hrs later and £U(K
These will not fit without modifications, despite what the manufacturers say.
1) it interferes with the air con
2) the feet doesn't sit in the holes as the oem one did
3) I've got to change the fans, or modify them so they will fit
4)none of the holes line up
Oh well the weekends here, gonna go out and have a sesh tonite then hit into it tommorrow
These will not fit without modifications, despite what the manufacturers say.
1) it interferes with the air con
2) the feet doesn't sit in the holes as the oem one did
3) I've got to change the fans, or modify them so they will fit
4)none of the holes line up
Oh well the weekends here, gonna go out and have a sesh tonite then hit into it tommorrow
Last edited by Jap Import; 09 June 2007 at 04:47 PM.
#3
YEAH!
After some modding, the rads installed.
It's massive and took a fair bit of work to get it in there.
I'll take a pic of it and post.
Allot of effort but I reckon it was worth it
After some modding, the rads installed.
It's massive and took a fair bit of work to get it in there.
I'll take a pic of it and post.
Allot of effort but I reckon it was worth it
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nice one mate ... must b a real handy man to get it to fit...
i got a koyo aluminium rad... its made to be a straight sawp for the OEM....
now ur water tem needle jus hangs around below the halfway mark ye ?...
i got a koyo aluminium rad... its made to be a straight sawp for the OEM....
now ur water tem needle jus hangs around below the halfway mark ye ?...
#5
Got bloody heat stroke fitting it though
#6
Here it is fitted and fuctional
Next task is to upgrade the top mount, I'm beginning to like a challenge.
The rad stands out like a sore thumb, so I think it's time to clean up the engine bay and add a little bling
Next task is to upgrade the top mount, I'm beginning to like a challenge.
The rad stands out like a sore thumb, so I think it's time to clean up the engine bay and add a little bling
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