Originally Posted by gomba
Those radiator hoses must be made to take a lot more heat than just from the coolant then That downpipe I'm sure is pushing some really high radiant heat temps. I had a slim fan pretty close to my bottom mount(not touching), plus the j-pipe it was close to had a heat shield on and it melt the wires from the fan, which shorted out the fuse lol. Learned my lesson. I flipped my new slim fan upside down so the wires and such were further away from the j-pipe. It still looks a little melted, but hasn't gone completely 'yet'.
-G
Originally Posted by kevwal
It's been like that for almost two years with zero issues and yes it has all the creature comforts it had when new and more.
Slim fans in stock location with plenty room to spare. That's why I built my own manifold. My car is not one of those car that was modified to fit parts. The parts must be built to fit the car.
It's been like that for almost two years with zero issues and yes it has all the creature comforts it had when new and more.
Slim fans in stock location with plenty room to spare. That's why I built my own manifold. My car is not one of those car that was modified to fit parts. The parts must be built to fit the car.
Those radiator hoses must be made to take a lot more heat than just from the coolant then That downpipe I'm sure is pushing some really high radiant heat temps. I had a slim fan pretty close to my bottom mount(not touching), plus the j-pipe it was close to had a heat shield on and it melt the wires from the fan, which shorted out the fuse lol. Learned my lesson. I flipped my new slim fan upside down so the wires and such were further away from the j-pipe. It still looks a little melted, but hasn't gone completely 'yet'.
-G
It's not as close as it looks. The pipe turns down soon after the turbo. The closest thing to my radiator is the dump for the wastegate and that's wrapped.