koyorad & vortech?
 

anyone with the vortech kit have the bigger frs radiator by koyo rad installed? are there any fitment issues?

I was wondering bout this when I turbo


DatMarineKid

Planned for May when its hot!

im ordering the oil cooler and koyo on monday. crossing fingers. i'll let you guys know

I'm installing my vortech kit on tuesday and looking to upgrade the radiator soon. Looking forward to see if it will fit as well!

I dont have a vortech but have a koyo. The distance from the back of the rad to the motor doesnts change so you will be fine. It does push the ac condensor forward alittle bit though.

sounds like there won't be any problems there. thanks for the input man!!

What was the end result of your install @ft86me ?

I am interested in getting a bigger radiator as part of my build

So no issue in back of the rad, but is there enough room in front for the Vortech intercooler? How much forward is it pushed? Sounds like it's negligible enough for the intercooler, but I wonder if the intercooler and an oil cooler will still fit without issue...

It fits, the condenser line/bolt is close to the intercooler but it fits.
I have Koyo Rad, Vortech, and Perrin Oil Coooler installed.

Awesome - any chance you have a picture that shows all three in place from a side view?

I have about 40 hours of video to sort through but this is what I was able to dig up for now.
I pointed arrows where the condensor bolt line are close to intercooler.

With the supplied self tapping screws Vortech gives and the how tight the clearance is, you need two people to mount this intercooler.
It was a major pain in the ass to do, took over an hour just to complete that step.

@Dezoris :) are you going to release a vid of the install ?

Yes working on it now. Its a ton of editing should be out in a week or two at the latest, working on Perrin to work on some tuning issues before I release it.

Have you noticed any improvement with the radiator?

hey there! well no issue at all! perfect clearance and does not get in the way of anything. I even got the perrin oil cooler to fit in there with ease. I have the perrin up front in front of the intercooler and perrin has found that does not effect the charging system at ALL. Both upgrades def help though!

hope this helps!

you wont' have any issues at all with the radiator and or perrin oil cooler! have at it! definitely helps though man! def a great investment to keep the power consistent and provide your engine with a longer life.

well the intercooler is bolted to the underside of the front brace protection thing. the radiator is behind all of that and even my koyo had no issues back there. so koyo then the intercooler in front bolted into the front protection brace with the bumper off then PERRIN oil cooler fits right in front of the intercooler with no issues what so ever. nothing has fitment issues. Now so I've heard and saw that the perrin cooler most likely works the best in terms of placement and fitment. all of my upgrades fit and have no issues what so ever.

If anyone with a vortech kit who wants to try our radiator, please PM me. We will give one to the first person at a killer deal. It looks as though our radiator will clear.

that's awesome dude! hope someone takes advantage of that!

Our stage 2 turbo kit has a very thick core and it clears our radiator fine. To add more clearance, we opened up the holes on the upper radiator bracket and tilted the radiator back a little.

Not trying to get off topic but
:) is stage 2 getting released anytime soon ?

We have sold a few. It's sold incomplete with no injectors, basemap, ect ect. We won't make an official release till we have a complete kit.

Thanks

The offer has been taken. Thanks guys.

Keep us posted on how it turns out. The Koyo rad is an good OTS solution for now but it would be nice to have something a bit more hardcore if needed. Granted in all honesty we need some data to back up that its at least the same if not better.

@ft86me @FullBlown

Here is the photo from the side of the Koyo and Vortech charge pipe.
You can see how absolutely there is basically no room for much anything else without shaving that bolt on the condenser line.

Which Koyo radiator is it that you have? This one (sku 10126632) or this one (sku VH012663)? I'm assuming it is the latter all aluminum one.

The Sku is: VH012663
http://ft86speedfactory.com/koyo-rad...s-brz-236.html

That's what I was thinking. Just wanted to be sure. I appreciate the videos and the pics. You've done a great job of documenting your experience with the car.

That means ac delete for me i guess

there should be no modification needed at all for the vortech kit and the koyo radiator. Also there should be no issue with the koyo radiator without the vortech just to give some clarification if there is any doubts in the air. I didn't have to modify anything from the vortech kit to fit the koyo radiator and I even have the perrin oil cooler up front with no issues.hope this helps.

Just a quick question for the Koyo rad, is the height same as OEM?