What cooling system for my 2.0 16v Redtop

[Tim]

hi just a quick 1, im just starting a 16v conversion in my 1.2 and need to know what rad i should be using.

Will mine be sufficient of will i need another ??

cheers tim

[terrible___1]

most people tent to use the GTE or GSI rad

[Philsutton]

i used a 1.2 rad in mine an it only over heated occasionally

[Lee]

i used a 1.2 rad in mine an it only over heated occasionally

When I bought mine, it had a 1.0 rad in it! :lol: And it didnt overheat either!

[Philsutton]

yeah but i stood on mine an bent it a little when i put my engine in lmao

[Ste L]

i used a 1.2 rad in mine an it only over heated occasionally

When I bought mine, it had a 1.0 rad in it! :lol: And it didnt overheat either!

must of been a pin in the ass to sort the coolant pipes out, cos one's on the opposite side of the rad to normal ones

[loggyboy]

1.2 means ur pipe positions are all ok.

As stated above 1.2 tend to come with the smaller rads - identifiable by the 1.5-2 inch stilts they sit on.

If you plan on sitting in traffic or doing lots of hi-rev running, a larger rad would be much better - these came in SRs, SRIs, GTEs and GSis.

You may find them in some smaller models (1.4, 1.3 and 1.2s) but generally its the above models.