brucer
12-01-15, 07:44 PM
As some may know im having a few issues with space with the new turbo set up i have on my nova. Im still waiting for my manifold to come back from the engineers to re-try the standard gte rad i use.
I came across an old alluminium rad that my boss had kicking about from his grass car. Its mine if i want it pending fitment.
the standard gte rad is 60cm x 28cm( iirc) x 3cm ( again iirc.) making it a total volume of 5040cm squared.
This other rad is 40cm x 34cm x 5cm. Making total volume of 6800cm squared.
Although its a greater volume, my boss said it didnt work well on his car and would over heat so wouldnt recomend it. Would be an idea to measure total volume with water which i will do at some point.
Questions are, even though it is more volume it doesnt have the same surface area on the front, will this be a huge effect on cooling?
As the radiator was made to run the bars vertically, would it be an issue to run it horizontally like a standard nova?
Bruce
I came across an old alluminium rad that my boss had kicking about from his grass car. Its mine if i want it pending fitment.
the standard gte rad is 60cm x 28cm( iirc) x 3cm ( again iirc.) making it a total volume of 5040cm squared.
This other rad is 40cm x 34cm x 5cm. Making total volume of 6800cm squared.
Although its a greater volume, my boss said it didnt work well on his car and would over heat so wouldnt recomend it. Would be an idea to measure total volume with water which i will do at some point.
Questions are, even though it is more volume it doesnt have the same surface area on the front, will this be a huge effect on cooling?
As the radiator was made to run the bars vertically, would it be an issue to run it horizontally like a standard nova?
Bruce