Combating the heat

[mike the snake]

Crash bar arrived! VERY nice piece. This IMO will easily match the safety of the stock crashbar.

SO, so far to combat the heat, I have;

Installed FB radiator with Spal fans and shroud. Radiator was also moved forward 1.5".

Soon to install FB oil cooler

Cut holes in bumper, and will install crash bar which will allow a LOT more air into the front

Fender garnishes cut and made into vents

Metal engine undertray will be modified, with an upside-down "Gurney Flap" installed to help pull air out of engine bay

I will be installing some custom ducting to help direct the air through the radiator and oil cooler

If all else fails, I'll be getting a vented hood as well

[Evasive Motorsports]

To deal with some of the heat problems with the turbo at the track. We did some thermal coating on the turbo piping and heat shield to better protect the fans. Heat rated up to 1800+ degrees.

[Reaper]

Vcmc pulled the wiper cowl and reported a huge improvement. I dont believe its a high pressure zone below the lip of the hood like some say. Other wise there would be wind noise through the hvac vent grate. When my fbm kit shows up I plan on relocating my washer nozzles and pulling or hacking up my cowl. I really believe the problem is letting air out above all else.

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by Reaper

I really believe the problem is letting air out above all else.

Front mod bumper for air flow (air in)
fender garnishes and vented hood (air out)
sounds about right

[Dipstik-sportech]

The wiper cowl would be a low pressure area so the hot air would get sucked out of the bay. It's a good idea for a track car but on a daily I can't see a way to make it look nice but still allow venting

The Frozen North

[mike the snake]

IMO it's both.

The intercooler literally covers almost the entire grill area. Any air making it to the radiator has to first go through the intercooler.

The air that does make it through to the radiator, then has nowhere to go due to the sealed engine bay.

Originally Posted by Reaper

Vcmc pulled the wiper cowl and reported a huge improvement. I dont believe its a high pressure zone below the lip of the hood like some say. Other wise there would be wind noise through the hvac vent grate. When my fbm kit shows up I plan on relocating my washer nozzles and pulling or hacking up my cowl. I really believe the problem is letting air out above all else.

[BRZ68]

Originally Posted by mike the snake

Installed FB radiator with Spal fans and shroud. Radiator was also moved forward 1.5".

@mike the snake Do you think moving the Robispec radiator 1.5" forward plus having Spal fans with an Aluminum shroud will give enough clearance for front mounted turbo kits?

Do you think you would have had the Robispec rad to work if you moved it 1.5" right from the beginning? I also have the Robispec rad and I'm wondering if I will have clearance issues with my JDL kit come install time

[mike the snake]

If you moved the radiator forward i think you'd have enough clearance, but the Robispec is thicker. On my car, we only tried things with the thin Robi and FB fans. That didn't work so I switched to the FB radiator, but I still needed to move the radiator forward to obtain the clearance I wanted.

. The Spal fans and shroud are thicker than just the thin FB fans.

You can move the radiator forward a good distance, and move the top a bit as well. If you were to do this I think it would probably work with the Robispec and your turbo kit, but I haven't seen your kit.

The Robispec is a really nice setup. That, with the spal fans and shroud would be THE very best setup I could think of running, as long as there's enough clearance.

[Ryan P]

Aside from the price being crazy high has anyone had any experience with these heat shields, www.turbosource.com ? If they work as well as claimed you basically get all the benefits of wrapping without limiting the steel's ability to expand and contract.

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[evo4g63]

Originally Posted by Pitman

Like this?

Which oil cooler is this?

[RickyB]

Originally Posted by Ryan P

Aside from the price being crazy high has anyone had any experience with these heat shields, www.turbosource.com ? If they work as well as claimed you basically get all the benefits of wrapping without limiting the steel's ability to expand and contract.

Inconel heat shields are worth every penny, IMHO. Just a few minutes on a dyno before and after with an infrared thermometer will convince you. Make sure you use one that is custom made for your application.

[Ryan P]

Those are you have to send your parts to them. Thats what I wanted to hear haha. Thanks

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[Reaper]

Originally Posted by RickyB

Inconel heat shields are worth every penny, IMHO. Just a few minutes on a dyno before and after with an infrared thermometer will convince you. Make sure you use one that is custom made for your application.

Ive used inconel before with great success. Cant afford it for this application though

[Pitman]

Originally Posted by evo4g63

Which oil cooler is this?

It is a Setrap Pro Line 619. I made the mounting brackets etc. myself.