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Undertray Solutions for HKS V-Mount
I've been looking at this V-mount kit for quite some time and decided to pull the trigger because of the A) Core size B) Uses stock radiator (or stock replacements) and C) No need for battery relocation.
So far, I absolutely LOVE it! Even in the desert during the summer after proper warm up (185 F), the operating temps drop 10-15 degrees, sometimes even more!!...but there's one problem; You can't reuse the stock undertray. In my defense, I knew this before pulling the trigger on the kit, but what I failed to anticipate was how my anxiety would bug me about my radiator being so close to the ground. Not sure if any of you have ever been to New Mexico, but not only do they have some pretty terrible roads...they're also LITERED with debris and rocks...waiting to take my radiator out...and my soul with it. A friend of mine recently lost his entire PS pump pully to road debris (on a GTi) so I'm looking for some possible solutions. Any of you guys have any solutions? If needed, DaleClark and others have pictures of how low the fan shrouds sit to the ground. Or I can go home and take pictures. Thanks! |
When you say you "can't reuse the stock undertray" with your V-mount setup, is it because it just won't bolt up due to clearance & interference issues, or is it simply because it lacks the openings you'll need for proper air flow with a V-mount setup? If it's the latter case, you might try this aluminum undertray kit from LRB:
https://lrbspeed.com/product/fd-aluminum-under-tray/ Just buy the V-mount option that has the cut out holes for ventilation. Or you can take your stock plastic undertray and strategically go to town on it with a jigsaw. |
Yeah you'll have to fab something for sure. That LRB tray may be a good place to start.
Or custom fab something with fiberglass, but that can be a big job. And messy. Dale |
My fans are getting battered with my HKS kit. Saw a decent chunk missing on the leading edge shroud when changing my oil last week. The "cage" for the fan motors are also scraped to hell and I keep having to re zip tie the wiring and connectors back up along the shroud. The problem is how low they hang below the bumper, atleast with my FEED. You would need something that bolts to the splitter part of the bumper and then almost immediately forms further towards the ground and around the leading edge.
I suppose one option is to use some slim fans but I know our OEM's kick ass. Would be awesome to have an undertray as well though. |
Echoing Dale to maybe start with the LRB aluminum undertray and modify to suit
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The problem with buying or attempting a flat undertray is you would have to cut out a massive section to provide clearance for the fan shrouds, atleast with my feed bumper. Which I would think negates OP's point of wanting protection.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...abc0e0826c.jpg |
What front bumper do you have? I have the Sanai which hangs lower than stock, I have a flat bottom at the bottom of it. It should clear the hks radiator. I made custom mounts for it: I’ll look for a pic or two
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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2
(Post 12425236)
When you say you "can't reuse the stock undertray" with your V-mount setup, is it because it just won't bolt up due to clearance & interference issues, or is it simply because it lacks the openings you'll need for proper air flow with a V-mount setup? If it's the latter case, you might try this aluminum undertray kit from LRB:
https://lrbspeed.com/product/fd-aluminum-under-tray/ Just buy the V-mount option that has the cut out holes for ventilation. Or you can take your stock plastic undertray and strategically go to town on it with a jigsaw.
Originally Posted by AE_Racer
(Post 12425289)
The problem with buying or attempting a flat undertray is you would have to cut out a massive section to provide clearance for the fan shrouds, atleast with my feed bumper. Which I would think negates OP's point of wanting protection.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...abc0e0826c.jpg
Originally Posted by silverTRD
(Post 12425294)
What front bumper do you have? I have the Sanai which hangs lower than stock, I have a flat bottom at the bottom of it. It should clear the hks radiator. I made custom mounts for it: I’ll look for a pic or two
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The undertray is a flat fiberglass one from Shine auto. I made the aluminum risers that it mounts to. I have since added A/C so I had to chop up my side mounts a little but it is still very effective at cooling.
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Originally Posted by AE_Racer
(Post 12425289)
The problem with buying or attempting a flat undertray is you would have to cut out a massive section to provide clearance for the fan shrouds, atleast with my feed bumper. Which I would think negates OP's point of wanting protection.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...abc0e0826c.jpg |
Originally Posted by silverTRD
(Post 12425328)
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...fd608f4539.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...e254bc039a.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...2a172a9225.jpg |
Originally Posted by gracer7-rx7
(Post 12425359)
Wow. That's nuts that the kit places the rad and fans so low.
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