Engine Coolant Neck - Metal Replacement?
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Engine Coolant Neck - Metal Replacement?
I've heard that S4s have aluminum coolant necks instead of whatever this brittle crappy thing is on my S5 N/A engine?
Which cars have an aluminum one that I can swap off so it doesn't corrode and fail?
Would the cast alum one that Higgi sells fit on my N/A?
--Gary
Which cars have an aluminum one that I can swap off so it doesn't corrode and fail?
Would the cast alum one that Higgi sells fit on my N/A?
--Gary
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check a wrecking yard and grab one off an S4, they are aluminum, i see them all the time when i am looking for parts.
i have seen some variences though, my 87 S4 has a radiator cap on the radiator where the overflow hose is and a filler cap on the thermostat housing, some i have seen without a filler cap but still aluminum housings, then there is your style which is neither.
i have seen some variences though, my 87 S4 has a radiator cap on the radiator where the overflow hose is and a filler cap on the thermostat housing, some i have seen without a filler cap but still aluminum housings, then there is your style which is neither.
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His style is the S5 style.
Mine got so bad I could tare pieces off of it.
The plastic sucks, but look at it this way. they do last a good 15 years!
But in the end there is no alluminum or metal replacement.
Mine got so bad I could tare pieces off of it.
The plastic sucks, but look at it this way. they do last a good 15 years!
But in the end there is no alluminum or metal replacement.
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I'm surprised there are no "performance" ones made by anyone... seeing as I bet this part breaks all the time in race prepped cars? =/
Would an S4 water pump fit? I'd assume so... but you never know, maybe the bolt placement on the end housing is different for S5s...?
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Would an S4 water pump fit? I'd assume so... but you never know, maybe the bolt placement on the end housing is different for S5s...?
--Gary
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Originally Posted by Bob_The_Normal
I'm surprised there are no "performance" ones made by anyone... seeing as I bet this part breaks all the time in race prepped cars? =/
We were looking into making them for about $100 - $150, and everyone balked that is was too expensive.
Since reponse was negative, the whole project was scrapped.
-Ted
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Originally Posted by RETed
Do a search...
We were looking into making them for about $100 - $150, and everyone balked that is was too expensive.
Since reponse was negative, the whole project was scrapped.
-Ted
We were looking into making them for about $100 - $150, and everyone balked that is was too expensive.
Since reponse was negative, the whole project was scrapped.
-Ted
Oh well. And I tried a search but I wasn't sure what it was called..
I'll probably just wait and see what happens, maybe I'll look more into replacing it with the S4 one if that's possible.
--Gary
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Originally Posted by Parastie
I believe you can also swap out the 3rd gen water pump and housing, but that also means you'd need to change the belts.
The inlets and outlets are a little different, so you need to get creative with the radiators hoses.
Back to the metal S5 thermostat covers...
KSP Engineering used to sell them at $200USD *EACH*, so that was the only benchmark we were working with.
The stock units are $70 each, so if you're replaced it twice, you would've been ahead.
Unless you can guarantee minimum sales, we were shooting for 10 to 20 units.
If you can get 50 guarantee sales, we can drop the price easily under $100 each.
If you can get 100 guarantee sales, I think we can MATCH the stock replacement price of $70 or even get it CHEAPER than that.
It's all about volume.
If anyone is interested, we an easily get this rolling and get them made within a month or two depending on how busy the shop is.
Monies need to be paid up front - we're not fronting the cash for anything up front, cause too many people bail out.
-Ted
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Originally Posted by ilike2eatricers
You cant swap the metal s4 neck into an s5 one without changing the whole waterpump assembly to s4 as well.
And Ted yeah as much as I'd love to get in on that even I can't afford a $100 coolant neck right now... I'm sure it'd be impossible to get 20 people let alone 50. Thanks for offering it though... maybe in a year or two they'll start cracking and people will starting looking to replace them left and right, then you'll be in business haha.
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Just to note, I'm temporarly swapping in an S4 motor into my S5. I tried to put the S5 water pump housing on an S4 motor and it doesn't clear the front cover.
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That's odd, i have a S4 in my car with all S5 excessories (including the S5 water pump and housing). Are you using the S5 front cover? You do realize that you MUST use the S5 front cover right?
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The first one lasted ~15 years, and there's no reason not to expect a new one to do the same. Even if you do replace it twice, that's 30 more years of service, or $2.33/year...
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I know this thread is a little old but just want to see if there is still any interest in anybody making these.
My plastic s5 neck cracked last night when I was doing some hard driving. It came attached on my REMAN so it only has about 7k miles on it and I'm pretty pissed off. I'd gladly pay $100-150 for a metal one and never have to buy and OEM one at $70 again. BTW my temp gauge did not get past 88*C last night and my cooling system has no problems.
My plastic s5 neck cracked last night when I was doing some hard driving. It came attached on my REMAN so it only has about 7k miles on it and I'm pretty pissed off. I'd gladly pay $100-150 for a metal one and never have to buy and OEM one at $70 again. BTW my temp gauge did not get past 88*C last night and my cooling system has no problems.
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