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[DOUGMO]

a few more good ones

 

 

 

 

[Evo-00x]

That top one ^^^^ is my favourite

[DOUGMO]

same Rob, I was waiting for some there to pop up

[Evo-00x]

Here's one to show little Maxy for a bit of a laugh

 

 

 

Plus another cool pic

 

[Hyper_Mike]

That wing is huuugggeee! Looks awesome though mate!

[DOUGMO]

evo-mater!

[DOUGMO]

new radiator core has landed

 

PWR low pressure drop close stack, hopefully doesn't shit itself like the last one lol

 

 

[Evo-00x]

I was wondering how long it would take you to get another one

PWR don't make forklift radiators do they? lol

[DOUGMO]

lol, no they don't, but it has been made to my forklift specs. Im just hoping it cools as well

[bazeng]

please paint your car like Robs drawing...

what was your old radiator?

[DOUGMO]

old core was an Adrad Toyota forklift core, 2 row 52mm thick, cooled it amazingly just split some tubes

[BMGTZ]

mate where were the splits?.......if they were at the tube to header join, you may have a bit much flex going through the rad. i spent many years in the radiator game and saw a lot of circuit cars with that issue.

[DOUGMO]

I wish it was that simple brian, It was across the face of a tube, about 6 rows from the bottom at the back (nothing to hit it, far enough away from heat etc)

 

It sits in a cradle that is foam mounted and has cable ties holding it in at the top so there is no tension on the radiator as such.

 

Im putting it down to just a shitty core really as I only run a 1.1 bar cap and it doesn't run hot at all (73-75c)

[BMGTZ]

yep.... sounds like solder paste failure.  warranty?

[DOUGMO]

nah, it has custom tanks etc, a bit far gone. PWR is going in and no looking back.

 

Once I pull the old one out I'll try and get a pic

[DOUGMO]

I forgot to post pics of the new wing fitted just prior to WTAC, it is a bit better profile than the last and a lot stronger

 

 

[Advanced Jap]

I wish it was that simple brian, It was across the face of a tube, about 6 rows from the bottom at the back (nothing to hit it, far enough away from heat etc)

 

It sits in a cradle that is foam mounted and has cable ties holding it in at the top so there is no tension on the radiator as such.

 

Im putting it down to just a shitty core really as I only run a 1.1 bar cap and it doesn't run hot at all (73-75c)

I think brian might be right george , although the radiator was cushioned its possible the harmonics (resonance) maybe have caused the core to wobble which resulted in the failure , if the natural frequency of the core was matched by harmonics it would be a definate cause. of failure.

 

I've seen it happen with aftermarket intake plenums where the runners shear off at the bash plate. 

 

http://www.brighthub...pe-for-failure/

[DOUGMO]

very possible for sure, hopefully the new core can hack it!

 

also

 

back to black!!!!

 

 

[evo-gsr]

I think I prefer the black look George.

[DOUGMO]

I definitely do mate