Cooling Update
Drifting
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From: Maryland
I've seen that some open their stock fog lights up to provide airflow to side mounted auxiliary coolers for engine oil and/or trans oil. Is using the brake cooling ducts in a revised flow path a way to get enough flow to a side mounted cooler for a street car? Not sure how badly the cooling ducts are needed for the brakes or how much flow it would provide to the auxiliary cooler(s).
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St. Jude Donor '13
The smaller B&M cooler fits best. I ditched the fog lights for more air flow, as well as the brake vent holes go right on the coolers. Had to chop those up a bit. I don't think brake vents help the brakes unless maybe you are road racing the car.
Drifting
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From: Maryland
Originally Posted by realcanuk
The smaller B&M cooler fits best. I ditched the fog lights for more air flow, as well as the brake vent holes go right on the coolers. Had to chop those up a bit. I don't think brake vents help the brakes unless maybe you are road racing the car.
Drifting
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From: Maryland
Do you have any good pictures of your fog light holes from the outside looking in to see the cooler? I'm wondering how "finished" it looks and I assume it gets enough air directly across the cooler. The only reason I'm thinking about doing more is that the oil temps are driving my coolant temps right now. Coolant temps hover at 175-185 until the oil temps pass them. Then the coolant temps creep up with oil temps, especially in traffic.
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Are you even having a cooling issue? Everything you said sounds like your car is running perfectly normal.
It looks unfinished, and if that is a concern, then doing a bunch of race car stuff may not be the best solution. You have a big gapping hole on each side. I know Jody put some screen or something to make it look better. I don't care, so it will stay as is.
If you aren't seeing 235+ in traffic I couldn't imagine spending $800+ and hackup up the car for something like this.
It looks unfinished, and if that is a concern, then doing a bunch of race car stuff may not be the best solution. You have a big gapping hole on each side. I know Jody put some screen or something to make it look better. I don't care, so it will stay as is.
If you aren't seeing 235+ in traffic I couldn't imagine spending $800+ and hackup up the car for something like this.
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Drifting
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From: Maryland
Originally Posted by Unreal
Are you even having a cooling issue? Everything you said sounds like your car is running perfectly normal.
It looks unfinished, and if that is a concern, then doing a bunch of race car stuff may not be the best solution. You have a big gapping hole on each side. I know Jody put some screen or something to make it look better. I don't care, so it will stay as is.
If you aren't seeing 235+ in traffic I couldn't imagine spending $800+ and hackup up the car for something like this.
It looks unfinished, and if that is a concern, then doing a bunch of race car stuff may not be the best solution. You have a big gapping hole on each side. I know Jody put some screen or something to make it look better. I don't care, so it will stay as is.
If you aren't seeing 235+ in traffic I couldn't imagine spending $800+ and hackup up the car for something like this.
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From: Oshawa, Ontario
Safety Car
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