To Greddy Turbo Owners (or SBD/Zage Turbo).... Melted Radiator Fans? General Opinion? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

xuimod · 01-30-2015, 08:33 PM

I'm seriously thinking about adding FI into my FR-S and am looking closely at Greddy Turbo kits.

But I was reading this post here and this poster said under constant, heavy usage, Greddy Turbo's have the tendency to melt stock radiator fans (see image below). He said this might be due to the wiring of the fan being close to the Turbo manifold.

So to all Greddy Turbo owners (or Speed By Design/Zage Turbos since they're so similar), have you experienced anything like this? Also, in general what is your opinion of those kits and how many miles have you had the kits installed?

Boofneenee · 01-30-2015, 08:44 PM

i understand that this fan was burned in this pick was because the greddy owner overspooled the turbo.

i would get the sbd its cheaper and you get the same performance or around there

mrk1 · 01-30-2015, 10:59 PM

over spooled? is that a thing?

Just about any turbo kit will benefit from some slim fans. I do believe this is a example of one photo making rounds and is not a good example of what most people experience.

I have installed a handful of SBD kits and am not a fan, missing parts, low quality.

Kiske · 01-31-2015, 10:38 AM

full blown motorsports offer a dual spal slim fan setup to help with this. you can also make brackets to move the radiator forward a few inches. Lasstly a good ceramic coating, heatwrap and turbo blanket will help keep the hot parts hot and cold cold.

midnight23 · 01-31-2015, 11:32 AM

I run the greddy Kit and have not melted my fbm cooling system yet and it has been on the track with back to back hot laps. You can always buy thermal wrap for wires if you are worried. 15k miles on the Kit daily driven

mrk1 · 01-31-2015, 11:44 AM

Spencer Fabrication brackets move the radiator forward,

2013GTRNate · 01-31-2015, 12:56 PM

Out of curiosity, are the people reporting the melting of their fan shrouds using turbo blankets? I ordered the PTP "lava blanket" it is supposed to reduce the radiant heat down to 110 F. Basically no difference than an NA engine bay normal temperature.

cameronjones239 · 01-31-2015, 01:30 PM

I'm patiently holding out to see if greddy redesigns or does anything different with their turbo kits now that they have partnered with garrett turbos. Probably just swapping turbos but they may be addressing the issue, we'll see.
Are you tracking your car or just street use?

2013GTRNate · 01-31-2015, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cameronjones239

I'm patiently holding out to see if greddy redesigns or does anything different with their turbo kits now that they have partnered with garrett turbos. Probably just swapping turbos but they may be addressing the issue, we'll see.
Are you tracking your car or just street use?

I do a limited amount of Auto X, Track, and Drag Strip duty. The car sees mostly DD duties. For what it is worth I doubt that GREDDY will change very much. As you mentioned I can see them revising the actual turbo but as for the heat related issues I doubt that they will change anything.

I went with the SBD/ZAGE kit because the price is right, zero complaints related to quality, heating issues are easily resolved with PTP's LAVA blanket and Wraps. It just seemed like a no brainer.

SteveIsBored · 01-31-2015, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by 2013GTRNate

Out of curiosity, are the people reporting the melting of their fan shrouds using turbo blankets? I ordered the PTP "lava blanket" it is supposed to reduce the radiant heat down to 110 F. Basically no difference than an NA engine bay normal temperature.

Which ptp blanket did you order and have u been able to verify figment yet

2013GTRNate · 01-31-2015, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveIsBored

Which ptp blanket did you order and have u been able to verify figment yet

After calling and speaking to PTP directly, I ordered the PTP LAVA blanket for T25/T28 Turbos. You can order the Subaru WRX blanket as well but the fitment and coverage are not as good for the SBD/ZAGE turbo with the internal wastegate. I'll post picks in my build thread very soon.

SteveIsBored · 01-31-2015, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 2013GTRNate

After calling and speaking to PTP directly, I ordered the PTP LAVA blanket for T25/T28 Turbos. You can order the Subaru WRX blanket as well but the fitment and coverage are not as good for the SBD/ZAGE turbo with the internal wastegate. I'll post picks in my build thread very soon.

Thanks I love my kit I'm running oft shiv e-tune and couldn't be happier

myioz86 · 02-02-2015, 04:35 PM

Same here been running the SBD kit for 3000klm no probs but have wraped every thing including the all wiring .boosting 11 1/2psi and loving the kit all the way. easy install.

ztan · 02-02-2015, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by myioz86

Same here been running the SBD kit for 3000klm no probs but have wraped every thing including the all wiring .boosting 11 1/2psi and loving the kit all the way. easy install.

Are you still on stock injectors at 11.5 psi? Woudn't mind seeing some logs seeing how much PI time you're using at the top end.

I decided to get my pipes ceramic coated in Brisbane - almost ready to install.

01-30-2015, 08:33 PM	#1
xuimod Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: 2007 MX-5 Miata, 2015 VW Golf GTI Location: EArth Posts: 226 Thanks: 336 Thanked 72 Times in 47 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	To Greddy Turbo Owners (or SBD/Zage Turbo).... Melted Radiator Fans? General Opinion? I'm seriously thinking about adding FI into my FR-S and am looking closely at Greddy Turbo kits. But I was reading this post here and this poster said under constant, heavy usage, Greddy Turbo's have the tendency to melt stock radiator fans (see image below). He said this might be due to the wiring of the fan being close to the Turbo manifold. So to all Greddy Turbo owners (or Speed By Design/Zage Turbos since they're so similar), have you experienced anything like this? Also, in general what is your opinion of those kits and how many miles have you had the kits installed?

01-30-2015, 08:44 PM	#2
Boofneenee Go-Kart Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: Toyota Scion FRS Location: Yup Posts: 800 Thanks: 576 Thanked 309 Times in 188 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i understand that this fan was burned in this pick was because the greddy owner overspooled the turbo. i would get the sbd its cheaper and you get the same performance or around there __________________ FRS Current mods: K&N air filter, OFT, OFH, berk high flow cat front pipe, Q300 exhaust, lighter wheels

01-30-2015, 10:59 PM	#3
mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	over spooled? is that a thing? Just about any turbo kit will benefit from some slim fans. I do believe this is a example of one photo making rounds and is not a good example of what most people experience. I have installed a handful of SBD kits and am not a fan, missing parts, low quality. __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

01-31-2015, 10:38 AM	#4
Kiske Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: RX-7 / BRZ Location: USA Posts: 2,343 Thanks: 1,026 Thanked 2,501 Times in 1,081 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	full blown motorsports offer a dual spal slim fan setup to help with this. you can also make brackets to move the radiator forward a few inches. Lasstly a good ceramic coating, heatwrap and turbo blanket will help keep the hot parts hot and cold cold. __________________ //2013 World Rally Blue BRZ Limited FBM Turbo--gone //2018 Crystal White Pearl BRZ Ts 2.2l Harrop Supercharged

01-31-2015, 11:32 AM	#5
midnight23 dying bird under the hood Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 SWP Limited BRZ Location: Disneyland, California Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 546 Thanked 451 Times in 295 Posts Mentioned: 34 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I run the greddy Kit and have not melted my fbm cooling system yet and it has been on the track with back to back hot laps. You can always buy thermal wrap for wires if you are worried. 15k miles on the Kit daily driven __________________ GReddy Turbo BRZ tuned by Evasive Motorsports Build Thread Instagram Last edited by midnight23; 01-31-2015 at 11:56 AM.

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mrk1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Sterling BRZ Ltd Location: New England Posts: 1,702 Thanks: 403 Thanked 1,389 Times in 671 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Spencer Fabrication brackets move the radiator forward, __________________ The Build Thread GT28RS - eBoost2 - 3.91 Final Drive - Supra LSD

02-02-2015, 04:35 PM	#13
myioz86 Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: gt-86 2013 Location: cairns qld australia Posts: 71 Thanks: 0 Thanked 24 Times in 18 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Same here been running the SBD kit for 3000klm no probs but have wraped every thing including the all wiring .boosting 11 1/2psi and loving the kit all the way. easy install.

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