Yeah, I've been waiting about some comment about an upgrade rad myself...


-Ted

 

no its stock. im going to look into a new rad if putting on a new fan doesnt help. possibly a koyo or something along the lines of that. i looked into the frnt and back fan idea, and unless i move the ac condensor, i doubt it will work. im still going to install a bigger fan and have it pull air though. makes more sense to pull it in than to push the radiant air through.

 

You're putting a large heat exchanger in front of the stock rad and expect to keep things cool enough?
Bad idea...
If you're going FMIC, especially blocking the airflow of the radiator, it's always best to upgrade the radiator, period.


-Ted

 

Unless your A/C system is working 100%, I'd ditch it. The condensor isn't helping you any.

Of course to the contrary a local member and friend of mine (IAN) is running 400hp through a Greddy front mount and stock bumper mouths with functional A/C, so something is a miss in your setup to begin with.

If I were you, I'dbe more concerned with my oil temp if my water temp was out of line.

How many belts are on your water pump?
And secondly, ditch that single fan with no shroud. Get yourself a nice single fan iwth a FULL shroud, or better yet a dual with a full shroud. Thekey being you want as much of the area of core to have air being pulled through it as possible, with a single fan in the center, you're only cooling the center of the rad (albeit this is still enough in most apps.)

 

well i went junkyardin today and got a big taurus fan ftw. if i turn the thing on my temps or held at 84C. a bit low in my opinion, but whatever.

and my A\C works perfectly. and liek ian, i plan on pushing 400-500 hp with basicly hte setup i have now. all i need is a bigger turbo, and fuel components.

and on a side note, did you guys know that SAABs come with garrett turbos stock? i think mazda should have done that too. its a tiny AR 42. haha...