Topic: Better than any halfcore you could ever put into a crx!!!! Tucked crx radiator. (Read 71576 times)

Doug · « **Reply #30 on:** June 01, 2009, 03:45:05 AM »

Nice, def better than the lean

TheMadScientist · « **Reply #31 on:** August 07, 2009, 12:47:07 PM »

what fan or temp switch is it you used to plug the hole on the radiator with?

ratcityrex · « **Reply #32 on:** August 07, 2009, 01:33:41 PM »

The plug/fan switch was from a stock vw. I think jd said it was a 22mm bolt.

TheMadScientist · « **Reply #33 on:** October 29, 2009, 06:43:15 PM »

Hows it running? Have you had any overheating issues or anything?

ratcityrex · « **Reply #34 on:** October 29, 2009, 07:51:15 PM »

So one week I mocked up my intercooler, That same weekend I went for a road trip. Said fuck it and ran the car na with the ic on. Its flat balck so its not like im trying to pose that I have a turbo car(yet)....lol

Eveything was good untill I got in a bunch of stop and go traffic for about 15+min. It then tried to start overheating. So I pulled over and took the ic off in some albertsons parkinglot....lol After that no problem the rest of the trip.

Got home and I was watching my temps and loging them for about a month just the way it was. Now my temps in stop and go were right around 200* to 206* ish.

So I decided to hardwired my fan.

I just unpluging the 2 wires on the coolent sensor thats on the back of the block. Once I did that, I made a jumper to plug the two wires together and now when my key is on, so is my fan. People always complane about how long its gona take to heat up.

Shits up to full temp in under 10 min Sit in my driveway for about 5 and let the car warm up some, and then drive lightly on it untill it gets up to temp. (about another 5min This is also in 38*-45* ambient temps)

I then put a 170* t-stat in and I haven put the ic back on yet.

So with those 2 things done, in stop and go my temps sit right around 185* and at cruise its around the 175*

This is also all done in about 75*-85* ambient temps.
Im curious to see how it dose with my car turboed, but thats probalby gona get put on hold untill after december or so.

Teg2boo · « **Reply #35 on:** October 29, 2009, 08:00:00 PM »

I've put a switch in mine. In the winter I rarely open the fan. In summer I start it when I'm in traffic or when the temp is going up.

You just need a loud fan so you know that it still on when you stop the car OR a switch with a light

ratcityrex · « **Reply #36 on:** October 29, 2009, 08:02:18 PM »

Quote from: Teg2boo on October 29, 2009, 08:00:00 PM

I've put a switch in mine. In the winter I rarely open the fan. In summer I start it when I'm in traffic or when the temp is going up.

You just need a loud fan so you know that it still on when you stop the car OR a switch with a light

Im a dumbass and I KNOW I would forget to turn the fan on, and By the time I got around to turning it on my car would be on fire.....lol

Teg2boo · « **Reply #37 on:** October 29, 2009, 08:08:36 PM »

LOL in my case, I always forget to shut it off.

I get out of the car and Oh, I hear the fan.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #38 on:** October 29, 2009, 08:41:57 PM »

Only getting warm when sitting still = shitty fan, not the IC acting as blockage. Some CRX/IC combos get hot only when cruising, due to zero airflow across the radiator.

ratcityrex · « **Reply #39 on:** October 29, 2009, 08:51:45 PM »

Jd Im sure thats part of it, I have a set of some kick ass 10" fans that weigh about 10lbs each that I was gona try and put 1 of them on and see how it goes. If I could have fit the stock fan on I would have put it on, as I know its a good fan with a shroud.

TheMadScientist · « **Reply #40 on:** October 30, 2009, 04:30:14 PM »

Yeah, Ive been running my scirroco for awhile now with an intercooler non turbo and have been having overheating issues below 45mph. But I have one shirtty fan. I'm thinking about putting one on each side on opposite sides if that makes sense. I have to fix this issue before I boost it.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #41 on:** October 30, 2009, 04:49:17 PM »

Quote from: ratcityrex on October 29, 2009, 08:51:45 PM

Jd Im sure thats part of it, I have a set of some kick ass 10" fans that weigh about 10lbs each that I was gona try and put 1 of them on and see how it goes. If I could have fit the stock fan on I would have put it on, as I know its a good fan with a shroud.

FUCK YOU I really need to take pics of my setup. The new IC should be here and I can finish mocking all that shit up, I'm really feeling the double backdoor setup.

ratcityrex · « **Reply #42 on:** October 30, 2009, 06:03:19 PM »

take some pics and pm them to me

Kenny Rogers · « **Reply #43 on:** October 30, 2009, 06:28:29 PM »

Quote from: Joseph Davis on October 30, 2009, 04:49:17 PM

I'm really feeling the double backdoor setup.

That's what she said.

Ntrain2k · « **Reply #44 on:** October 30, 2009, 06:41:39 PM »

Quote from: Joseph Davis on October 30, 2009, 04:49:17 PM

I'm really feeling the double backdoor setup.

Classic.

TheMadScientist · « **Reply #45 on:** October 30, 2009, 08:25:12 PM »

You want pics of my scirroco set up with the double back door? Its on a 92 four door so its a bit different than your set up. I already had that intercooler you want to use though. It was on my 1g talon I'm parting out. So I already have most of the piping. But that intercooler takes up the entire front end of the car and blocks all the flow to the radiator.

ratcityrex · « **Reply #46 on:** October 30, 2009, 11:02:38 PM »

Go to my build thread, its on page 5 or 6 and you will see the intercooler im running, endtank-endtank i think its 35" long. the core is 24X9X2.75 i think, its been a while since i looked last, but i beleave its about that size. Only thing i have left to do to the ic is weld the newly opened holes for my 3" charge pipes. It came with 2.5 cast pipes cast into the end tank. The id of the pipe was like 2 1/8" =(

DmC · « **Reply #47 on:** October 31, 2009, 12:22:08 AM »

My fan plug doesn't work on my crx and I can't figure out why. I may get around to using this little unti right here.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-890015/

keelay · « **Reply #48 on:** October 31, 2009, 01:17:02 PM »

Quote from: DmC on October 31, 2009, 12:22:08 AM

My fan plug doesn't work on my crx and I can't figure out why. I may get around to using this little unti right here.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-890015/

I havent used that exact one, but it looks to be alot better than the shit they sell at vatozone. you know, the one with the probe you fucking zip tie to your radiator. They are absolute garbage. Who the fuck thought that was a good idea?

ratcityrex · « **Reply #49 on:** March 05, 2010, 12:09:33 AM »

Well had the last 2 days off with nothing to do so I decided to tackle the radiator fan shroud. I had to build one to make it fit. It never over heated but I know once summer gets here its just gona get heat soked and I will then be fucked. After doing a some tuning some street tuning I was seeing some 205*-207* And thats more than I want to see as its only 50* outside right now. So here are a few pics.

As it sits now.

Here is a pic of the crappy ebay fan on the right and my revcore on the left

Cardboard for mock up

All cut up and here is what its gona look like

Here is a pic of the fan shroud in the making

And here is a shot of it just held in there

So after all the metal cutting this is what my blade looked like.

So here is is all tacked up

So I drilled a bunch of holes and used the angle grinder to cut the hole out.

Added a bunch of extra tack welds

And put some calking on it to seal it up.

Put some paint on it and put some weather stripping on the radiator and some on the shroud around where the fan buts up to it. I have yet to install it because I ran out of time today. So It looks like I will be hitching aride to work tomorrow.

Once its done I will post up some final pics and let you guys know what it dose to my temps.

ratcityrex · « **Reply #50 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:53:58 AM »

Thanks, me too.

Joseph Davis · « **Reply #51 on:** March 05, 2010, 10:25:20 AM »

Eh, that sucks. Does the IC block a lot of the radiator? Some ducting to direct air through the rad is going to help lots, too.

ratcityrex · « **Reply #52 on:** March 05, 2010, 10:41:17 AM »

The IC blocks I would say 60-70% of the radiator. I think with just a fan upgrade it would have been enough. But I dont want to chance it, and why do things twice.

malichite · « **Reply #53 on:** March 05, 2010, 11:28:12 AM »

Never underestimate the effectiveness of a good shroud. Shit looks good nigger.

Teg2boo · « **Reply #54 on:** March 05, 2010, 11:40:36 AM »

Your setup looks fucking sweet! Not like my getho ass setup lol

Mine give almost 3/4 inch of play after the cut. The tie wraps dryout and break because of the heat tho...

crxvtec91 · « **Reply #55 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:28:13 PM »

^^^Damn ghetto..... I LOVE IT!!!

Ratcity Shit is looking good, keep it up!

turbob16hatch · « **Reply #56 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:29:34 PM »

Why is that made out of such thick steel?

ratcityrex · « **Reply #57 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:58:21 PM »

Its not real thing imo, its 16ga. And Im pretty sure I would fail at welding it, if it was any thiner

turbob16hatch · « **Reply #58 on:** March 05, 2010, 03:07:42 PM »

It looks liek 1/8" for some reason. don't mind me.

malichite · « **Reply #59 on:** March 05, 2010, 03:17:14 PM »

We should scrounge some aluminum for Ver 2.0 for yah

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