Anyone ever use this radiator and retain AC? Questioning the amount of room between a FMIC and Radiator.

 

Using this on my 20b build. The radiator works extremely well with the upgraded fans and upgraded manual water pump.

the rad tucks under the front support a tad bit and leaves about 3 inches between the fmic and the front of the rad face. It can definitely be made to work.

im not running an AC. You get tons of space from this setup

 

thats perfect, thanks so much man. Did you use the fan relay from chase bays as well? Seems super simple to wire up

 

i did use the chase bay fan relays but they are wired to come on using my Haltech ecu. The fans draw a lot of voltage so I would not use the chase bays thermostat to activate the fans because it will
quickly drain your battery even when the car is off. (don’t ask me how I know)

So don’t use the thermostat activated switch and just plug up that location.

lmk if you have any further questions.

 

great info, thanks! I also have the haltech, so I’ll probably follow your advice and do the same.

 

which intercooler is that? looks like a match made in heaven!

 

ETS 90-94 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE 1G 10.5" RACE INTERCOOLER[size=16px]. Modified to get piping around the rad.[/size]

 

Nice setup, which oil coolers are you using?

 

Setrab 25 row oil coolers.

 

that’s a lot of flow to be slamming straight into a wall and then expecting it to turn 90°, let alone distributing properly …
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Not sure I follow you on this one. Dual Oil cooler setup i assume? Remember the bumper inlets guide the flow to/through the “wall”.

Curious, what would you do differently and how would it be any different than say a stock setup?

I have seen folks mount the oil coolers upside down and horizontally. (If that’s what you are getting at)

Either way there is enough pressure to move the oil through the system.

 

I think he's talking about your intercooler.

 

Ah. Well we will find out at dyno. It’s rated and tested by ETS so let’s see if it’s my choke point.

 

Do you know what fans this radiator uses? I see they are 12" fans but I got some 12" fans and they dont have the correct mounting locations.

 

On Amazon.

Mishimoto - MMFAN-11HD Race Line, High-Flow Fan, 11"

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I have a set of those fans, one was mounted for mock up the other is still in box. I went with brushless fans so no longer need these. Let me know if you are interested. Will do 20% discount vs whatever price they are listed at.

 

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