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Old 05-28-2012, 02:21 PM
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I've gotten a ton of pms about how I'm keeping the fluids cool after I did the splitter and undertray. As most see I did not cut the bumper like most do with the acp set up. So here's what I did.

Since my car does see a lot of street use still and cooler days, I couldn't have just one system to keep it cool, like cutting the bumper. So I cut out the front plate area and added some screen. I then used thin lightweight plastic panels and boxed in the rad area. The pic can't show it but I have panels cut to fit just right down the sides of the frame to the bottom of the bumper and meets with the rad. I think used a piece on top to enclose the whole area the rad and oil cooler are. When its not 100 degrees or beating it on the track, I just put the front plate cover on and I'm good. I've yet to see oil hit 250 even on the hottest day.





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What about adding a DeWitts radiator?

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Originally Posted by mountainbiker2
What about adding a DeWitts radiator?

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Dewitts is twice if not 3 times the thickness of oem which is why is cools so much better. This is good to even use in conjunction with VGLNTE's nice setup
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Until I find the need for it, stock has worked just fine. Add enough cooling the proper way and 1000$ radiators are not needed for cars that run 20-30 min at a time
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Can you feel a difference with this setup, any lap time data?
Old 05-28-2012, 07:46 PM
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For the cooling? Wouldn't effect lap times at all. You mean the aero?
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Originally Posted by VGLNTE1
Until I find the need for it, stock has worked just fine. Add enough cooling the proper way and 1000$ radiators are not needed for cars that run 20-30 min at a time
Bid rads make a big difference
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Bid rads make a big difference
Could you explain the benefits? I figured the bigger ones were just more weight?
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right behind the license plate cover you run into the radiator shroud right? did you cut through that so the air gets to the rad? i can see it in the pic so you didnt remove it altogether.
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Originally Posted by RDnomorecobra
right behind the license plate cover you run into the radiator shroud right? did you cut through that so the air gets to the rad? i can see it in the pic so you didnt remove it altogether.
Took it out and Junked it. Imagine just a big tunnel going right to the rad now
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Originally Posted by VGLNTE1
For the cooling? Wouldn't effect lap times at all. You mean the aero?
Yes from the aero.
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Nope, not yet, but I know it will do wonders. I can tell 100% just on street testing

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