noc231073
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 12:49 PM |
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BEC rad and oil cooler
just tought i put up a pic of my new rad i got from alloy racing fabrications... I wanted the oil cooler at the front of the car and was wondering
what way to do it so spoke to james and he said to mount the oil cooler and he would make a mount for it in front of the rad ....well impressed with
the service
top guys
[Edited on 20/4/11 by noc231073]
[Edited on 20/4/11 by noc231073]
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jossey
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 12:50 PM |
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well sexy.....
mmmmm
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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noc231073
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 12:51 PM |
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as you can see i also got a header tank and a catch tank
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noc231073
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 12:51 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jossey
well sexy.....
mmmmm
i tought so too....
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daniel mason
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 01:16 PM |
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very nice budget buster! love them mate.
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adithorp
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 01:32 PM |
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Very nice. I'm not sure about the fan bracket though; Isn't it blocking off about 10% of the airflow?
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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noc231073
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 03:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Very nice. I'm not sure about the fan bracket though; Isn't it blocking off about 10% of the airflow?
Do you think might get out the drill pop some more holes in it
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 03:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by noc231073
quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Very nice. I'm not sure about the fan bracket though; Isn't it blocking off about 10% of the airflow?
Do you think might get out the drill pop some more holes in it
Don't do it, it will weaken it. He's just jealous.
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adithorp
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| posted on 20/4/11 at 07:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
quote:
Originally posted by noc231073
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Originally posted by adithorp
Very nice. I'm not sure about the fan bracket though; Isn't it blocking off about 10% of the airflow?
Do you think might get out the drill pop some more holes in it
Don't do it, it will weaken it. He's just jealous.
Well I wouldn't trust a drill not to slip and go through the matrix.
I'm perfectly hapy with my Polo rad, Matt. Over an hour stuck in an Italian lunch time trafic at +90'F and it was perfectly happy. You
can't get a more extreme test than that.
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progers
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| posted on 21/4/11 at 07:33 AM |
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Just make sure you mount the oil cooler with the connections at the top - in your picture above they are at the bottom. If you use it like this you
will find it almost impossible to bleed the air out of it and it will play havoc with the oil pressure in your engine.
Nice bit of work though :-)
- Paul
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noc231073
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 07:55 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by progers
Just make sure you mount the oil cooler with the connections at the top - in your picture above they are at the bottom. If you use it like this you
will find it almost impossible to bleed the air out of it and it will play havoc with the oil pressure in your engine.
Nice bit of work though :-)
- Paul
I shouldnt think there any problem with mounting the cooler upside down as its a pressureized system ...??
wrong or right???
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progers
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 11:38 AM |
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I think you are wrong. It may be pressurised but air can easily become trapped at the top of the cooler, causing fluctuations in the oil pressure. Its
the same for your pressurised water system - get an airlock and you cooling doesn't work properly.
Just my opinion based on experience.
Regards
Paul
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noc231073
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 11:47 AM |
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yeah but mounting it the other way round with the fitting on top where does the air go???? its completely sealed
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 11:55 AM |
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progers is right I'm afraid also from experience, thats why mine is like this.
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blakep82
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 12:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by noc231073
yeah but mounting it the other way round with the fitting on top where does the air go???? its completely sealed
to the highest point in the system, which is in the cylinder block.
they're right, as it is just now, your cooler will be filled with air all the time, and oild won't be getting cooled.
think about your radiators at home, the need bleeding from time to time (and whenever the system is comletely emptied and refilled) as the air
can't get out. the fittings should always be at the top
its only a case of unbolting it and turning it over anyway, and you will need to drill the top mount to allow the connections to poke through
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noc231073
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| posted on 22/4/11 at 12:50 PM |
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just have to turn it around ....you learn something new everyday
lucky i posted the pic thanks guys
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noc231073
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| posted on 23/4/11 at 07:22 PM |
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Better
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blakep82
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| posted on 24/4/11 at 03:08 PM |
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definitely. this way your cooler will be full of oil rather than full of air 
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noc231073
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| posted on 24/4/11 at 04:04 PM |
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Thanks for that guys nearly made a balls of that
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