 Extra radiator |
 Jan 11, 2013 - 6:19 AM
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Can anyone think of a down side of adding an extra smaller radiator to work in conjunction with the stock radiator for extra cooling? BMW's are doing this for the 1M.
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Jan 11, 2013 - 11:03 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 11, '08 From London Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
so what do you think of extra cooling of the charge cooler Nial? I believe the CC has a separate water pump from the rad water system?
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Jan 11, 2013 - 11:22 AM
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QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ Jan 11, 2013 - 11:03 AM)  so what do you think of extra cooling of the charge cooler Nial? I believe the CC has a separate water pump from the rad water system? Yes, the charge cooler system is completely separate from the engine cooling system I run a second radiator for the charge cooler, located in the inner wing. I made a custom charge cooler aswell which worked extremely well, but due to one of the mounting feet breaking off has been on my garage floor for months now and will probably never go back on. (will be going FMIC I expect) I also made a small swirl pot to add into the system as the charge cooler I made didnt have a filler. it swirled nicely, but wether it had any benefit remains to be seen (other than allowing me to fill the system with water.) With the charge cooler heat from the engine is the biggest enemy. Lag the charge cooler with heat resistant felt with a foil backing and that should do the trick. -------------------- |
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Jan 11, 2013 - 12:09 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 11, '08 From London Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
QUOTE (Nial @ Jan 11, 2013 - 11:22 AM) QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ Jan 11, 2013 - 11:03 AM) so what do you think of extra cooling of the charge cooler Nial? I believe the CC has a separate water pump from the rad water system? Yes, the charge cooler system is completely separate from the engine cooling system I run a second radiator for the charge cooler, located in the inner wing. I made a custom charge cooler aswell which worked extremely well, but due to one of the mounting feet breaking off has been on my garage floor for months now and will probably never go back on. (will be going FMIC I expect) I also made a small swirl pot to add into the system as the charge cooler I made didnt have a filler. it swirled nicely, but wether it had any benefit remains to be seen (other than allowing me to fill the system with water.) With the charge cooler heat from the engine is the biggest enemy. Lag the charge cooler with heat resistant felt with a foil backing and that should do the trick. Done the lagging too. Im thinking how about plumb a small rad just before the inlet of the CC and locate it to the front so it can cool the water down a bit more before it reaches the CC. I love the way the car is responding in the winter time so maybe this can help? |
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yellowchinaman Extra radiator Jan 11, 2013 - 6:19 AM
Nial I have been reading your stuff over on the DC I th... Jan 11, 2013 - 6:51 AM yellowchinaman Nial you're like magicman. I can always trust ... Jan 11, 2013 - 7:55 AM Special_Edy Increased drag on the waterpump. You wont notice t... Jan 11, 2013 - 8:50 AM
yellowchinaman QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Jan 11, 2013 - 8... Jan 11, 2013 - 9:14 AM delusionz I was thinking of something exactly like this too,... Jan 11, 2013 - 8:51 AM delusionz i agree with the point made about extra cooling ou... Jan 11, 2013 - 8:59 AM Smaay there is no point in another cooler. as for the li... Jan 11, 2013 - 9:51 AM yellowchinaman QUOTE (Smaay @ Jan 11, 2013 - 9:51 A... Jan 11, 2013 - 10:48 AM Nial One thing you want to be careful of when adding co... Jan 11, 2013 - 10:55 AM Special_Edy Wouldnt it be cool to solder copper lines to your ... Jan 11, 2013 - 11:21 AM Nial The weak link in the charge cooler system is the c... Jan 11, 2013 - 2:31 PM yellowchinaman QUOTE (Nial @ Jan 11, 2013 - 2:31 PM... Jan 11, 2013 - 3:14 PM delusionz what kind of temps are you guys getting? mine runs... Jan 11, 2013 - 6:20 PM Special_Edy Here are three additional ways to improve the cool... Jan 11, 2013 - 9:29 PM |
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