Cooling

Enzio · Post by **Enzio** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:00 am

Having just fitted my FMIC and oil cooler ahead of my radiator, my radiator is suffering a bit as expected.
For those that have done these mods is merely fitting an Al radiator sufficient?

Obviously the flow through the radiator is not great after modding the bumper and fitting averything, so will look at restoring the flow through the radiator by closing up the gaps between the bumper and radiator.

I've got a BMW electric fan in already running off a Honda fan switch (85deg IIRC) located on the thermostat housing.

POWDER · Post by **POWDER** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:14 am

Hi Enzio

I would suggest putting in a geugot fan switch and an S14 twin core alu radiator with twin 12" fans. Mine stays ice cold and takes ages to warm up like that, also geugot fan switch opens at +/- 65 - 70 deg, 85 is too late for these motors. I would also put one fan on a jumper switch sothat if you you know you gonna be driving hard, you can flick the switch to make it run constantly. This will then imitate the best fan settup for the car (the original clutch fan).

O and yes, air guides are also very nice to have

Charlvdw · Post by **Charlvdw** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:31 am

I you got a bm radiator fan and not the air con fan, you cant improve on that.
Two 12'' don't come close to the 15'+ beamer fan. Get the oil cooler out of the way and fit a alu radiator. The CA radiator for the S13 is thicker then the SR/S13 radiator. 76 degree fan switch should be fine.

POWDER · Post by **POWDER** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:40 am

Sorry didn't know diamiter of beemer fan, definatly, 15" should work great.....

NIZAN-R · Post by **NIZAN-R** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:39 pm

had mine (ca18det) cleaned at a radiator shop never heated up again

Enzio · Post by **Enzio** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 4:25 pm

Yeah, the BMW fan is a good one. Will have look in the meantime.

aep886 · Post by **aep886** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 6:10 pm

it time for a V-mount^^

POWDER · Post by **POWDER** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:57 am

aep886 wrote:it time for a V-mount^^

+1

Enzio · Post by **Enzio** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:17 am

Uhhh, no. Massive cost and fabrication to do it properly for a small gain.
Even hardcore setups don't have to go v-mount.

aep886 · Post by **aep886** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:54 pm

the cost of the V-mount might be high... but you will put smile on your face^^... the shorter ic piping will give you much more response then your FMIC