rotary works vmount inetcooler
09-14-10, 10:00 PM
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ultimately.... if you car is lowered and you have to go over a speed bump. Dont buy the kit. If you love having a 4x4 then get the kit. Driving on the street was just fine but there was countless times I was cleaning paint off the bottom of the radiator and checking for holes. That was after I raised the car up too!
09-16-10, 12:28 AM
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I hope rotaryworks is watching this thread, has to of atleast seen this. Seeing all the negativity.... Simple to change his design on the bottom neck. If that got fixed, I could actually see myself buying the kit. But custom neck placement necessary, on my slammed car, for install? No thanks.
09-16-10, 11:43 AM
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they have posted here, and told me i installed it wrong. Yes the intercooler was not mounted how they planned but the radiator(my biggest complaint) was mounted correctly.
09-17-10, 09:16 AM
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09-17-10, 09:43 PM
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we do that all the time on the 6.3L diesels at work, they are notorious for having air pockets. same with VW's, the coolant tank sits lower than the lines.
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09-18-10, 12:09 AM
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not if you put it in a vacuum while filling it. gets rid of all bubbles and air pockets.....because its in a vacuum.
we do that all the time on the 6.3L diesels at work, they are notorious for having air pockets. same with VW's, the coolant tank sits lower than the lines.
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we do that all the time on the 6.3L diesels at work, they are notorious for having air pockets. same with VW's, the coolant tank sits lower than the lines.
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09-21-10, 12:38 PM
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I hope rotaryworks is watching this thread, has to of atleast seen this. Seeing all the negativity.... Simple to change his design on the bottom neck. If that got fixed, I could actually see myself buying the kit. But custom neck placement necessary, on my slammed car, for install? No thanks.
09-21-10, 05:12 PM
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you dont have to, but if you want to make sure there are no air bubbles or anything, its good for peace of mind
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10-07-10, 12:44 AM
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Rotary Works changed the radiator on Jeff Jones' Car in exactly the way people have suggested. Just move the inlet to the side.
It no longer seems as dangerous
What are people doing for the lower radiator hose?
It no longer seems as dangerous
What are people doing for the lower radiator hose?
10-07-10, 08:08 AM
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damn rotary-works should owe me some money then hahahaha
for the lower hose I used one of the flexible hoses from autozone with a clamp bolted to the frame to hold it in place. A better move would have been some sort of metal pipe with just small pieces to connect them.
for the lower hose I used one of the flexible hoses from autozone with a clamp bolted to the frame to hold it in place. A better move would have been some sort of metal pipe with just small pieces to connect them.
10-07-10, 07:30 PM
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any updates on if there ganna change the design? I think rotaryworks does good work and i've been waiting a month to order this kit. but hey Twins80s nice work looks good.
10-11-10, 03:55 PM
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They should change the design. But if time is a factor I'm sure you could always call and ask them to change it to the side for your radiator and if not a welding job like that would only cost a few bucks at a welding shop.
01-15-13, 11:04 AM
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My install only took two hours on fit-up, I used a reamer to slot some holes knocked the brace into place and bolted everything up. I don't have ps/ac so i went a different direction on plumbing. A $25 hks bov welded adapter pipe and the kit looks pretty sick. My only complaint is the radiator neck. and lack of coolant hoses. plus the fact I couldn't install my thermostat with their water neck... Add $ 300 for the intake compression tube and oil cooler and another $150 for -10 AN Fitting and hose for the oil cooler lines. Overall for a competent mechanic a good kit putting that you are willing to put in the extra effort to install it the way you want it installed.
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01-16-13, 07:00 AM
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I don't have any experience with fmic's but i would imagine the benefits of not stacking your coils and shorter plumbing will make a significant difference on temps and lag. Also with a v-mount each coil has it's own exhaust path and they are not competing for flow or compounding coil exhaust temps. IMO a fmic will decrease your radiators performance.
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