Vito.FL5
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Ok. I´m not having a lot of time lately since I have a 1yo girl, and expecting another one for july. So progress is slow.
But I took the day today to figure out how to install a generic oil cooler I had laying around.
It´s all pre-assembled, but in place. tomorrow I will cut the eccess in the bolts, paint the brackets, and re-do the ugly arse "air pickup" I made today because it looks terrible. But its done either way.
Main reason to do this, is to get rid of parallel systems deviating the water from the radiator, and adding heat to the system.
I plugged this lines, and also the throttle body heating lines. Brazil is hot enough.
I will remove the turbo from the cooling system, but I cant plug it since I need to have some water flowing when the t-stat is shut. To do that I am taking a line from the radiator outlet and connecting it to the water pump inlet, bypassing the turbo. This, together with the cabin heating system water that flows constantly, should be enough to keep the pump fromc avitating and to keep pressure from building up when termostat is closed.
I have the PWR track radiator already, and tomorrow I will instal the HEL oil cooler.
next track event is late march so we´ll se then.
pics:
FIrst thing I made an aluminum bracket to bolt it into existing mounting points. (just because it says R somewhere, doesn´t mean sh*t has to be billet lol)
Next thing I made a vent on fender liner. (is this what this is called?)
Then I laser cut a grill.
Yes, I will trim this later
Then I put everything together, and I made a small vent to get some airflow in this area. If that is not enough I will put 2 80mm high power fans in the radiator... But I honestly think this is more then enough.
Looks decent.
Garbage out!
But I took the day today to figure out how to install a generic oil cooler I had laying around.
It´s all pre-assembled, but in place. tomorrow I will cut the eccess in the bolts, paint the brackets, and re-do the ugly arse "air pickup" I made today because it looks terrible. But its done either way.
Main reason to do this, is to get rid of parallel systems deviating the water from the radiator, and adding heat to the system.
I plugged this lines, and also the throttle body heating lines. Brazil is hot enough.
I will remove the turbo from the cooling system, but I cant plug it since I need to have some water flowing when the t-stat is shut. To do that I am taking a line from the radiator outlet and connecting it to the water pump inlet, bypassing the turbo. This, together with the cabin heating system water that flows constantly, should be enough to keep the pump fromc avitating and to keep pressure from building up when termostat is closed.
I have the PWR track radiator already, and tomorrow I will instal the HEL oil cooler.
next track event is late march so we´ll se then.
pics:
FIrst thing I made an aluminum bracket to bolt it into existing mounting points. (just because it says R somewhere, doesn´t mean sh*t has to be billet lol)
Next thing I made a vent on fender liner. (is this what this is called?)
Then I laser cut a grill.
Yes, I will trim this later
Then I put everything together, and I made a small vent to get some airflow in this area. If that is not enough I will put 2 80mm high power fans in the radiator... But I honestly think this is more then enough.
Looks decent.
Garbage out!
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Great job testing out the cooling system upgrades.
