Can anyone say for certain if a Boxster center radiator (24inches x5inches x1.6inches) would provide enough cooling for an EJ22? on a 1303, mounted behind the "grill"?
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Radiator Size
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Re: Radiator Size
As a follow-up, what about using two of these https://www.ebay.com/itm/Aluminium-Radi ... Sw9hdaMSpR in a V formation?
The issue for me is I don't want a huge radiator, so were I to even consider doing an EJ22 swap, I'd need to think about what I'm willing to do with the radiator. Obviously, it needs to go in the front, and being a 1303, there's a good place for it, but I really don't like the look of a large radiator sticking up in the front when the hood is opened. Ideally, I would make it appear the spare tire is sitting there under the spare tire cover.
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The issue for me is I don't want a huge radiator, so were I to even consider doing an EJ22 swap, I'd need to think about what I'm willing to do with the radiator. Obviously, it needs to go in the front, and being a 1303, there's a good place for it, but I really don't like the look of a large radiator sticking up in the front when the hood is opened. Ideally, I would make it appear the spare tire is sitting there under the spare tire cover.
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surfbeetle
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Re: Radiator Size
Have you been over to aussieveedubbers and read this thread? This thread is Joel's from Australia. He also has videos on youtube that show his cooling system in his beetle. Good Luck.
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Re: Radiator Size
I have seen that thread, though I admit it wasn't anywhere near 15 pages long the last time I looked.
I had a conversation with Joel when he switched to the radiator he currently has. Even that is larger than I want to use. The problem is I want to have my cake and eat it too (Ok, not sure how that applies in this context).
I detest the idea of cutting up my pristine car. All I'd want is the power and reliability of a typical early EJ22. I'd love to simply build a 2056cc T4 (And have many of the parts to do it), but when I do a cost analysis, it makes no sense to build a T4. I don't mean this to offend, but I put T1 as the low end of the totem pole due to many things I don't like about T1 (And witch is solved by the T4).
Internal dilemma
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I had a conversation with Joel when he switched to the radiator he currently has. Even that is larger than I want to use. The problem is I want to have my cake and eat it too (Ok, not sure how that applies in this context).
I detest the idea of cutting up my pristine car. All I'd want is the power and reliability of a typical early EJ22. I'd love to simply build a 2056cc T4 (And have many of the parts to do it), but when I do a cost analysis, it makes no sense to build a T4. I don't mean this to offend, but I put T1 as the low end of the totem pole due to many things I don't like about T1 (And witch is solved by the T4).
Internal dilemma
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Piledriver
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Re: Radiator Size
IIRC you have enough parts to toss something together to stuff in the car and drive, which is job one.
Considering that all used parts T4s tend to run for decades with any care.. You'll have plenty of time to decide.
Considering that all used parts T4s tend to run for decades with any care.. You'll have plenty of time to decide.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
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Re: Radiator Size
You're right. Other than the cylinder covers (which I may have by weeks end), I'm pretty sure I have enough parts to put a T4 together.Piledriver wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2018 10:04 pm IIRC you have enough parts to toss something together to stuff in the car and drive, which is job one.
Considering that all used parts T4s tend to run for decades with any care.. You'll have plenty of time to decide.
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Re: Radiator Size
How about two mini Cooper radiators???they are tiny and I know for sure two will work!!
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