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 180 Posts Member #: 373 Advanced Member Leeds |
8th Dec, 2004 at 09:50:20pm
I have a mg metro thermostat housing with the overflow to expansion tank take off. Could this be used with a mini cooling system? "I'll get there in the end" |
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 9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
9th Dec, 2004 at 07:11:50am
Are you intending on using an expansion tank? or do you just want to use the housing and block up the pipe?
Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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216 Posts Member #: 370 Reads "my mates" max power whilst wearing my Mrs's underwear |
9th Dec, 2004 at 12:47:47pm
Thats what i planned to do if you plan on using side mounted rad you will find that the fan on the water pump pulley will rub the pipe, the only way round it is to trim the fan, how this will effext cooling i dont know, but there is an electric fan fitted to mine on opposite side of inner wing, or you could just disconnect the pully fan and connect an electric one to the rad, or put a big spacer in and use longer bolts. im probably gonna be lazy and trim the fan , what does every one else think ? |
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Site Admin  8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
9th Dec, 2004 at 01:02:37pm
DONT trim the fan.
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5795 Posts Member #: 80 AFRacing LTD Newbury, Berks |
9th Dec, 2004 at 01:12:37pm
hmm trim the fan
AlexF |
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9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
9th Dec, 2004 at 01:44:27pm
The fans are so light it makes bugger all differance what you do to them. I took half the blades of one of mine once in a weight/power reducing exercise, made no differance to anything whatsoever (except losing a few grams).
Edited by wil_h on 9th Dec, 2004. Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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Site Admin 8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
9th Dec, 2004 at 03:40:17pm
Efficiency of the fan must have been much reduced though? |
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216 Posts Member #: 370 Reads "my mates" max power whilst wearing my Mrs's underwear |
9th Dec, 2004 at 03:54:12pm
i was worried about unbalancing the fan but wil-h is right the fan is very light its the rover plastic one, you can get a rover spacer for about a fiver, from mini spares i got one of these it dosent quite make the clearance you'd need a few washers thats all. |
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216 Posts Member #: 370 Reads "my mates" max power whilst wearing my Mrs's underwear |
14th Dec, 2004 at 04:58:58pm
just trimmed my fan a moment ago and the effiency hasnt really been touched, mini-sprite, you will need to take the metal surround off the rad as this will fowl the thermo housing, just took mine for a test run and all seems fine. |
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9258 Posts Member #: 123 Post Whore Betwix Harrogate and York |
14th Dec, 2004 at 07:03:41pm
Yes Iain you're right about it being inefficient after I chopped it about, bu I was young and trying everything.
Fastest 998 mini in the world? 13.05 1/4 mile 106mph
On 2nd Jan, 2013 fastcarl said:
the design shows a distinct lack of imagination, talk about starting off with a clean sheet of paper, then not bothering to fucking draw on it,lol On 20th Apr, 2012 Paul S said:
I'm mainly concerned about swirl in the runners caused by the tangential entry. |
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Site Admin 8506 Posts Member #: 16 Sold the turbo and seeing what the C20XE can do! Near Lincoln |
15th Dec, 2004 at 07:44:36am
Why cant you remove half wil.... |
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