My modded aluminum radiator

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This_is_Treydee007

Discussion Starter · Feb 7, 2014

I couldn't find that ebay radiator made for the P11 that some of you guys picked up,so I measured mine and found an ebay special made for a b15 for $115.All we had to do was cut the water neck off and relocate it and call it a day.....direct drop in great for top mounted turbo set ups or VQ swaps.

vvv we even had a custom rad shroud for my spal slimfans!!! vvv

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David SE-R

· #2 · Feb 7, 2014

That look nice Trey

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This_is_Treydee007

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 7, 2014

David SE-R said:
That look nice Trey

Thanks bro.... Kaniel did this for me

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tampa

· #4 · Feb 7, 2014

How much did that run you?

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LerkZone

· #5 · Feb 7, 2014

Mans Radiator!!!!!

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ENO

· #6 · Feb 7, 2014

nice...but i dont think that shroud is very functional.

typically shrouds "standoff" the radiator a bit, so that the air coming in from the fan can hit the whole face of teh radiator.

in your design, it blocks everything except the fan area, but the fan is right ontop of the radiator, so only air is being pushed through that cirlce area, making the other areas "hot spots"

you would be better off with no shroud vs that i think, @ least then air coming in from the outside would hit the rest of the rad in addition tothe air thats being forced in form the fans

i dont have a thermal dynamics degree..but im pretty sure my thought hold some meritt

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This_is_Treydee007

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 7, 2014

ENO said:
nice...but i dont think that shroud is very functional.

typically shrouds "standoff" the radiator a bit, so that the air coming in from the fan can hit the whole face of teh radiator.

in your design, it blocks everything except the fan area, but the fan is right ontop of the radiator, so only air is being pushed through that cirlce area, making the other areas "hot spots"

you would be better off with no shroud vs that i think, @ least then air coming in from the outside would hit the rest of the rad in addition tothe air thats being forced in form the fans

i dont have a thermal dynamics degree..but im pretty sure my thought hold some meritt

its not finnished.....so it won't sit flush onto the rad......were gonna put some thick insulation around the outter edges of it so it will rest on top of that and not directly on the rad itself......will post pics when its all done