Astra rad

[puss puss]

hey guys i brought a c20xe engine box ecu etc and also got a rad with it

was just wondering would it fit? does it need a little bit of work or a lot

cheers guys :)

[General Baxter]

no point a std 1.2 rad will run an xe lol

[puss puss]

oki doki thanks buddy just dont want any overheating issues

[16v Nova Kev]

too big i tried it. buy an alloy one or ebay if your worried

[bmw156]

puss puss dont listen to general baxter, i doubt a 1.2 wont do you. you will need something bigger.

[AlexW]

puss puss dont listen to general baxter, i doubt a 1.2 wont do you. you will need something bigger.

No. A 1.2 rad with a decent fan is fine.

You could go for a 1.6 etc rad, but not worth it unless you notice high temps.

[djbrowney]

puss puss dont listen to general baxter, i doubt a 1.2 wont do you. you will need something bigger.

run a let on 1.2 rad no problems stop chatting **** lol

[bikerboi]

running a 1.4 tigra rad on my xe with a slimline air con fan. rad is a tight fit but no overheating issues at all. cool running thermostat also a good idea. pic of my rad on this thread http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140143. hope it helps

[Jack]

Fit a derv radiator :d

Lets clear up a few confusions about the radiators lol This is data from a radiator catalogue which details what engines were fitted with which rad. According to this, Vauxhall fitted the std 280x34mm to everything (except the 1.0) then changed to a smaller/thicker 230x34mm and retained the 280x22 for the 1.6's.

90136828 530 x 225 x 32mm
10S, E12GV, 12N
http://www.carcooling.co.uk/drawings2/12OL393_11.jpg

90136753 530 x 280 x 22mm
12ST (early), 13N/NB/S/SB (early), 14SE, C14NZ (late), 16SE, C16NZ
http://www.carcooling.co.uk/drawings2/12OL394_11.jpg

90298318 530 x 230 x 34mm
C12NZ, 12NV, 12ST (late), 13N/NB/S/SB (late), 14NV, C14NZ (early),
http://www.carcooling.co.uk/drawings2/12OL395_12.jpg

90298560 690 x 268 x 38mm
15D/DT (early)
http://www.carcooling.co.uk/drawings2/12OL396_10.jpg

90299108 690 x 268 x 38mm
15D/DT (late)
http://www.carcooling.co.uk/drawings2/12OL397_10.jpg

[puss puss]

thanks a lot for all your replys :) anyone wanna buy a astra rad lol :P

[Adam]

An Astra rad is fooooking huge and wont fit a nova without some mods to the slam/front panel

[Benn]

puss puss dont listen to general baxter, i doubt a 1.2 wont do you. you will need something bigger.

A friend years ago run his xe track car on a 1lt rad (one that stands on legs) with the std fan on the back. Never went over half way.