Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Koyo Aluminium Radiator


Decided to go for the Koyo Aluminium radiator to solve some of the cooling woes especially during heavy traffic. Installation was fairly simple and straightforward and I did it at my house by myself. Just had to be careful with the clearance between the massive headers and the aircond fan. Pictures are self explanatory. Also installed SAMCO silicon radiator hoses and Ralliart 1.1 bar radiator cap whilst fitting the radiator.



Engine bay with the standard radiator, radiator cap and hoses.




Another shot but side view



Engine bay with Koyo, Ralliart radiator cap and Samco Hoses


Side View with Koyo Radiator Installed



Another Shot – Last one I promise


The water temp only goes to half now during massive traffic jam especially on a very hot day. Usually its below the half level mark. Radiator fan also take a very long time before it kicks in and stays on just for a short while. Next step will be upgrading to the Ralliart Thermostat to try and get the fan coming on quicker especially during heavy traffic. Do remember that air-con must be switched off during traffic jam which means the aircond fan doesn’t run and less cooling through the radiator.


Latest Engine Bay Shot


Next Mods

Oil Cooler Kit
Crank Scraper
ARP Head Stud Bolts
Sard FPR.
Earl’s Fuel Filter
Complete Fuel Line conversion to SS braided hoses with Earl’s fitting and hose ends


Stay Tuned for more when I have the time.

7 comments:

llsaw said...

Lovely mods bro! Keep up the good work!

Mugil said...

thanks bro!

Jack said...

Finally, kinda nostalgic to see the photos and list of mods planned.. why nostalgic, coz these are all old stuff. Waiting for you to post the new SP.. all xxxWhp of it. ;P

Jack said...

Where are the track day photos with that piece of reminder paper on the dash? Let us know your rev limit la.. nudge...nudge

llsaw said...

Yeah.. don't forget to put in the latest dyno chart and Haltech programmable management article. I'm so proud of yours and the SP's achievements!

Mugil said...

jack,

rev limit brought down redy la...now set at 8.2k rpm!! Yeah hopefully very soon, just got a few bits more to blog then hopefully keep up with the latest activities.

andrew,

Thanks but nowdays a bit worried about giving out too much details after the break-in. But will publish latest dyno chart in due time. The car is quite well known already even without me using it much!

=-wAn-= said...

hi there,jz want 2 noe, r using gsr turbo head ?(since u r using gsr intake too)..and..if u r using putra head (fully ported) how do u block the EGR hole?..thanks :) a great engine u hv.