best coolant? heating issues sr20
hi guys i have an sr20 de+t in my ae86
ran a standard radiator for ages and it used to get hot pretty quickly when drifting or long drives,
so ive just put a 52mm twin core alloy radiator in and used extra cold gold as coolant,
ive set up twin 12" thermos on it, (there cheapies though)
however its still gettin quite hot,
what would be best thing to do next coolant or fans?
has anyone else had similar problems with sr in ae/ke's
would be grateful for any help.
to be honest i think, coolant and fans would be the last thing you should be worrying about, so does it over heat in traffic?
check thermostat and all the little things
cheap thermo fans do NOTHING. go get a meaty one with big angled fans and a shroud. or better yet clutch fan and shroud. will have zero problems.
get some EL falcon fans if you wont some good cheap ones(ring up pick n payless or a scrap yard of some sort)
one of the problems is gettin a big fan between radiator and engine pulleys as theres very little space,
its not too bad in traffic just gets hot at high revs the car is low geared so thats why it gets hot on the motor way..
what fans would you recommend? given they have to be pretty slim..
and thermostat is removed
clearance pic
el falcon thermos
how many rev's are we actually talking at 100kph?
bout 3.5 give or take..
are the el falcon ones 12''?
you shouldnt actually need any fans on at all when you are moving. my car only gets over 80 degress after the car has been sitting for 5+mins, and as soon i start moving again it sits on 80deg no worries. even if i thrash it it doesnt get above 80.
like ke slider said, fans and coolant should be the last of your worries.
if it is overheating when your moving then its not your fan
id be looking at your thermostat first, just buy a new one they are like $10, and make sure your cooling system isnt full of crap. take out your radiator and give it a decent flush.
i just buy the cheap green stuff from supercheap, like $10 for 5L or something. coolant is coolant, only real advantage over water is that it wont make your engine rust, and it glows in UV light
looks like you have some fancy alloy radiator so that should be up to the task no worries.
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