The Turbo Cooling Thred

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I am starting a thred that will hopefully become stickyed because as a turbo da9’er the biggest issue for me is getting air to and threw that damn radiator
I want this thred to cover things that have worked and what has not work. There is a lot of information on this forum but its nice to have it all together

please post pictures and talk about the pros, cons, how, and why you think what you have done is effective.

few things people can cover are

  • rad size and type?
  • rad fan size and type?
  • push and pull set up
  • ducting air to the rad
  • rad placement (assuming its a half rad) eg angleing it or having it flush with the rad support
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what i did here was cut a hole in my hood that dierctly lines up with the rad it helped with cooling a bit especially on the highway

Pros
-good air flow to the rad

Cons
-hood release calble is more accesable (Can cover with wire mesh)

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what most people do is to let the hot air escape out of the engine bay is to put washers under the 4 - 10mm bolts that attatch the hood to the hinge depending on hieght u may need longer bolts

Pros
-lets hot air out
-looks hardcore
-under $5

Cons
-if u goto high water may get in

as seen in the picture above the hood raises by the windsheild

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shimming the hood just looks like crap in general. if you really need the cooling use some sort of vented hood.

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yea with a faggy ht hood schoop that doesnt actually have holes in

run a dual core aluminum rad, the rest all good stock parts and you will not have a problem.

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Stock Rad…(2) 12" Pusher Fans

1 Fan hooked up to stock rad fan switch
1 Fan hooked up to a manual switch that I can turn on when necessary (rarely)

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stock RAD

1 12 puller
1 10 pusher(ac side) on condensor

soon to be installed
buddyclub low temp fan switch
buddyclub rad cap
hood tilt

right now the bay is so SOaked in HEAT
doesnt help that i have a filter right off the compressor and the 12 puller is pulling hot air to the filter

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92-00 Civic PWR aluminum race half rad.
14" puller slim fan.
Slightly higher pressure rad cap.
160* thermostat.
Heat wrap downpipe
90/10 water/coolant and a touch of household dish wash soap :wink:

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stock radiator
2 perma-cool fans.

1-12" push/pull, using as pusher
1-10" push/pull, using as pusher

both connected to accessory, so when the key is on, there on. it works really well.

also thermo coating parts that attract alot of heat i.e.: turbo manifold, exhaust housing of turbo, wastegate, dumptube and downpipe.

The thermo-coating alone helped a ton in overall heat in the engine bay. no more glowing turbo or manifold, and it doesnt burn your face when I pop my hood!!:clap:

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showing the 2 10" perma-cool fans, I could have kept them both but I got rid of 1 for the 12" and my front bumper has a vent already in the front. it helps a little. I guess every little bit counts.

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legin_k, what size is your intercooler?

xenocron, what turbocharger and turbo manifold are you using?

sorry I’m stealing the thread.

-Hoots

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Stock Radiator
12" FAL in front of radiator
JRC Intercooler, only covers 1/2 RAD

Zero cooling problems

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Full size Fluidyne
10" and 12"
Both push

Also have a Setrab oil cooler that helps a lot. I’ve removed the weather stripping along the cowling below the windshield.

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stock radiator
178 thermostat
water wetter
hardwired stock cooling fan

daily driven, no problems

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super,

Inline PRO T3 Cast Stainless Manifold
Precision SC34 T3/T04e with a 2.5" Downpipe

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stock radiator, stock fans, daily driven. No cooling problems ever

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joseph what is your turbo and manifold setup, do you still have a/c and power steering?

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The answers ye seeks lies here http://g2ic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147685&highlight=joseph

MantisX

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what most people do is to let the hot air escape out of the engine bay is to put washers under the 4 - 10mm bolts that attatch the hood to the hinge depending on hieght u may need longer bolts

OMG. Please do not spread around miss information.
THIS IS WRONG. It’s basic areodynamics,
Lifting the hood does not let hot air out.
It lets air into the engine bay and leaves thru the bottom of the bay.
High pressue areas always want to go to low areas.
Tape strings to your hood and see what I mean.

Damn I’m 17 and know these basic concepts…

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legin_k, what size is your intercooler?

its a precision ic think its 6.5 x26x2.5 cant remeber look on kinetic motorsport web site