datlow Posted May 23, 2022 Posted May 23, 2022 Have you heard about the wonderful cooling effects of meth Will it be attending os drags? 1 Quote
oldrx7 Posted May 23, 2022 Posted May 23, 2022 That's a stunning engine bay! Congrats on reaching that milestone of the build. 1 Quote
thegreatestben Posted May 23, 2022 Posted May 23, 2022 I'm no expert on cooling/airflow but looks like you could close in the air path to go through the radiator better? Looks fricken chur and still remember going for a ride in your other turbo tank. Quote
cletus Posted May 23, 2022 Posted May 23, 2022 36 minutes ago, datlow said: Have you heard about the wonderful cooling effects of meth Will it be attending os drags? Was considering that this morning actually, there's probably no reason why it can't be finished for that 17 minutes ago, thegreatestben said: I'm no expert on cooling/airflow but looks like you could close in the air path to go through the radiator better? Looks fricken chur and still remember going for a ride in your other turbo tank. Yeah that's a good idea, I might look at sealing around it, I made a panel on the VG to stop air escaping over the top for similar reasons 2 Quote
Stu Posted May 24, 2022 Posted May 24, 2022 Damn thats cool! Nice work Clint! Not long till smokey 11's? 1 Quote
oldrx7 Posted June 19, 2022 Posted June 19, 2022 On 23/05/2022 at 13:00, cletus said: Brakes are a bit spongy, might need next size up master cyl, might improve once they bed in a bit Seats are a bit low Book for cert and see what they say Must have some decent beans when you press the go peddle too. Quote
Popular Post cletus Posted June 20, 2022 Popular Post Posted June 20, 2022 Yeah it kinda caught me by surprise. I had my daughter with me and because everything is new, and not tuned properly yet, was taking it easy I got on a straight bit and gave it a stab in 2nd gear at about 40k and it lit up as soon as it hit boost Kid got googly eyes and said "what was that dad?" It makes some good spooly noises when tootling around. 10 1 2 Quote
Flash Posted June 20, 2022 Posted June 20, 2022 Well done Clint. Car looks bloody awesome mate. 1 Quote
Honda Ass Dragger Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Could you fit a couple of SPAL electric fan in the gap Running one 12 inch one on the Civic - its go so much pull it will easily hold a empty alloy can in front of the intercooler which is in front of the radiator Quote
cletus Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Yes, 14deg initial 32 all in from memory I had it slightly more than that but it had a bit of a rattle at WOT once Quote
Toddy415 Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 What about a low speed fan for general around town like commodores had and high speed for if it gets hot. But make it actually work unlike commodores haha. 1 Quote
Toddy415 Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Also did you look at sheepers thread I remember he had issues getting hot can't remember what the cause was in the end. Different engine but could be similar issue. Ignore my ideas if they are shit haha 1 Quote
RXFORD Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 24 minutes ago, Toddy415 said: What about a low speed fan for general around town like commodores had and high speed for if it gets hot. But make it actually work unlike commodores haha. Space is the biggest issue. Limited to what will fit. We spoke about the issue of the Inlet and outlet being on same side of rad, so I rekon restricting the lower hose to slow the flow down would be a nice easy test. If coolants passing through the system too quick its not going to get cooled as it should. If it works I can mod the radiator tanks to triple pass them and shift one outlet to opposite side. 1 Quote
Roman Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Is there line of sight from this exhaust pipe to your radiator? It might just be beaming radiant heat directly into your radiator. Which being all alloy, it just loves to soak up. Should be pretty easy to test, just need pretty much anything that breaks line of sight between the parts will help. With an air gap away from both parts ideally. Thin shiny stainless steel sheet would be ideal if there's any around you can just cable tie to your engine bay or something. 1 1 Quote
cletus Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Yeah the exhaust is quite close, that's a good point, would be easy to try a heat shield setup Quote
datlow Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Water cooled turbo?, temp disconnect shouldnt hurt it idling to rule out ? Got a laser temp gun to run over the radiator? 1 Quote
cletus Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 Nah no water cooling on that turbo. I keep meaning to but forgetting to buy a thermometer, would be handy for work as well 1 Quote
piazzanoob Posted July 11, 2022 Posted July 11, 2022 I think the cooling issue you have is not a air flow related issue. More air will help but is a band aid for another issue. i think the problem you have is that the water is not spending enough time getting cooled in the radiator because the water speed is too fast. A couple ways to solve it is too pull the radiator out and have it triple or double passed so the water spends more time in the radiator and has to flow in a circuit rather than straight in and out. or machine a piece or use a frost plug and drill a hole in it and place it in the bottom hose perhaps which will slow the flow down. this is a trick that has been used before and from what ive heard helps. would be a good way to know if your going in the right direction without pulling the car to bits. this trick i was going to do on the galaxie to help with the getting hot issue. ive also got some frost plugs so if you want to try it and know the size flick me a pm 5 Quote
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