samco's

[General Baxter]

im after some samcos for my engine (coolant)

my engine is an x16xe, all i can find it c16xe, are these the same

+ i want to have a look at the hoses before i buy them, i click on the link of the corsa 16v and it comes up with the 1.3\4 nova kit (picture) or not at all :wtf:


so can somebody find me a photo or picture of this exact kit please

[mad-driver]

wouldnt they be all the same baxter? As the X16 is just the slightly later version of the C16, so i dont think it makes a difference

[John]

c16xe and x16xe corsa hosea are the same. May have to mod top hose to get it to fit though.

[General Baxter]

top rad hose?

if so mine fitted fine (orginal corsa) with no modding

[John]

Yeah, i had to cut mine, do you have a gm rad?

[General Baxter]

yeah 1.2 nova rad


so can somebody find me a photo or picture of this exact kit please

[John]

That'll be why i had to cut mine as i have a non gen rad and the pipework exits the rad diferently.
With that spec you have do you think it would be wothwhile to upgrade to a full length gsi radiator for better cooling?

[General Baxter]

have you seen my fans lol

[John]

Yes i've seen the fans but just thought it'd aid cooling that little bit extra, sounds like you may need it unless the fans are gonna run all the time Lol! There will be a greater surface area to cool with a larger rad.

[General Baxter]

one comes on with the ignition, and the other is heat triggered (which has never come on)

[Adam]

Wtf, a fan running all the time?

[General Baxter]

Wtf, a fan running all the time?

yes whats wrong with that?


+ can anyone get a picture of the kit, i must have looked for about 8 hours now and its only 4 hoses lol

[Adam]

yes whats wrong with that?

The noise would do your head in, and how long is a fan going to last on full blast all the time.....

[draper]

im going to have my fan with an overide swith so when im sat in traffic i can keep tempratures down

[John]

Erm , the point i was trying to make was that if you had a larger rad, with a bigger surface area to cool, then perhaps you wouldn't need the one fan running all the time, as the air passing through it would keep it cooler. Like long live says it's gonna do your head in, eat charge, and probably not last as long as it should.:thumb:

[General Baxter]

Erm , the point i was trying to make was that if you had a larger rad, with a bigger surface area to cool, then perhaps you wouldn't need the one fan running all the time, as the air passing through it would keep it cooler. Like long live says it's gonna do your head in, eat charge, and probably not last as long as it should.:thumb:


if i could fit a bigger frad i would :thumb:, there an small intercooler (cavalier 1.7td std unit) going to be slid up the side of the rad, untill i get a custom made front mount one

[John]

Gsi rad is a full length unit, and not any wider than your 1.2 item, only about 3 inches deeper, as the 1.2 rad sits on "stilts". Should be able to fit intercooler in as well.
Just out of interest, Is a cav td intercooler big enough? sound like the bumper is gonna block air entering, unless you've cut it out? A mate of mine had a 1.6 turbo and used a mk 4 astra z20let intercooler that sat in front of the rad, ( 15 quid bargain off e-gay) and used a slimline fan on the rear. Worked well, only a suggestion?

[Matt2107]

im going to have my fan with an overide swith so when im sat in traffic i can keep tempratures down

I am fitting a Pacet or Kenlowe uprated fan to the E16SE engine with an overide switch. All in for ?80ish quid i think.

[General Baxter]

hehehe i can fit a td rad now, fills the lot, got my self a massive front intercooler :p

well its going to FILL this hole lol
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/nickscar245.jpg

[John]

Blo**y hell, think the cav intercooler will be lost in there Lol! Whats it look like with the intercooler in?

[General Baxter]

Blo**y hell, think the cav intercooler will be lost in there Lol! Whats it look like with the intercooler in?

i can tell you as it arrived today :p

[General Baxter]

here you go, remember its just placed in, some how iv got to fit this into a gsi bumper with out killing it lol

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a191/baxters83/nickscar254.jpg