Removing Cooling Fans (Engine)
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Roswell GA
It is a Corsa with Daytona Tips from West Coast Corvette. Not sure if it is still available but from the time I first saw it - I liked it. Lot's of nice tips out there - you just do not see many of these.
Just changed sig picture as I now have chrome Z06 wheels - part of my refurbish project for it's 10 year aniversery!!! As was the cooler.
Just changed sig picture as I now have chrome Z06 wheels - part of my refurbish project for it's 10 year aniversery!!! As was the cooler.
Last edited by KingTut; Jun 7, 2012 at 10:47 AM.
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Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Portland OR
I have the Borla dual tips. I just wish they were a bit closer together. Those look good! As do the wheels.
I have all new front and side air deflectors to install, will be a good time to add a leaf screen as well.
Cool stuff! Cooler pun intended!
Ron
I have all new front and side air deflectors to install, will be a good time to add a leaf screen as well.
Cool stuff! Cooler pun intended!
Ron
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,447
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From: Katy TX
There is lots of discussion on this. I did the series thing.
So from the return of the built in cooler it goes up front to the extra cooler and then back to the tranny. The theory is that while we want temps that are not as high - we also do need it to be in the 150 range. If you bypass the stock one - you have nothing to heat up the trans fluid when it is cold. This may not be a Florida issue - but even the radiator has the thermostate on it so that the water in the engine gets hot faster before it opens.
Putting them in series is also the reason I put my cooler on the drivers side - so it did not block air flow to the stock cooler which is on the passenger side.
Finally you see two new hoses in pic 4 because I replaced the rubber line section that went into the stock cooler as over time rubber rots and those connections were shown to be the first point of failure in the stock setup. No rubber hoses on the car. Silicone coolent hoses - ss brake lines, and ss trans lines. Should be good to go for another 10 years!!!
While I was at it I added an almost free mod with an additional leaf screen in the front.
So from the return of the built in cooler it goes up front to the extra cooler and then back to the tranny. The theory is that while we want temps that are not as high - we also do need it to be in the 150 range. If you bypass the stock one - you have nothing to heat up the trans fluid when it is cold. This may not be a Florida issue - but even the radiator has the thermostate on it so that the water in the engine gets hot faster before it opens.
Putting them in series is also the reason I put my cooler on the drivers side - so it did not block air flow to the stock cooler which is on the passenger side.
Finally you see two new hoses in pic 4 because I replaced the rubber line section that went into the stock cooler as over time rubber rots and those connections were shown to be the first point of failure in the stock setup. No rubber hoses on the car. Silicone coolent hoses - ss brake lines, and ss trans lines. Should be good to go for another 10 years!!!
While I was at it I added an almost free mod with an additional leaf screen in the front.
