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18th February 2016, 10:30
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L-plater
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 56
Car(s): Saxo Furio 1.4 (work horse)
Saxo VTS (if all goes
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DIRENZA Radiator
Does anyone on here use a Direnza raditor? I was looking at upgrading the cooling and these popped up, so looking for some back on them.
Cheers
Andy
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18th February 2016, 20:06
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: South Wales
Posts: 3,074
Car(s): ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.
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no need for them really, you can use a xsi ac rad if you really want more capacity with the integrated expansion tank.
The c2 rally cars used saxo/106 diesel rads with engines under far more stress than yours.
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19th February 2016, 10:02
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Saxperience Addict
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: A farm shed in Aylesbury
Posts: 14,916
Car(s): Corolla AE86
Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
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It looks much nicer though if you want the engine bay to look as good as it goes.
http://www.kamracing.co.uk/car-tunin...-radiator.html
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7th March 2016, 14:04
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L-plater
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 56
Car(s): Saxo Furio 1.4 (work horse)
Saxo VTS (if all goes
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well the car is pushing 230bhp, so jut want to make sure the cooling is sufficient and the direnza rad is a straight swap.
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7th March 2016, 14:49
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Saxperience Addict
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: A farm shed in Aylesbury
Posts: 14,916
Car(s): Corolla AE86
Peugeot 205 B18C (in bits)
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Its a big enough radiator with much better cooling than the original and you can always box out the radiator more to improve airflow efficiency.
Drop me a line if you want one
www.kamracing.co.uk
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8th March 2017, 10:23
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Posts: 6
Car(s): Citroën Saxo VTS 16v Gr.A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KamRacing
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I am interested in this model, but I have one doubt about it, does it have an specific hoses kit?
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10th March 2017, 15:36
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Scotland
Posts: 3,380
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radtec make one that is all alloy exact copy of std .as far as fitment goes,but bigger core with header tank built in
--yes an alloy one will give more cooling if you need it
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13th March 2017, 21:27
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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I fitted one to mine, mainly for the look, it worked perfectly fine
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16th March 2017, 14:06
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Posts: 6
Car(s): Citroën Saxo VTS 16v Gr.A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deano_123
I fitted one to mine, mainly for the look, it worked perfectly fine
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And the hoses?
The Direnza radiator does not have the same inlet and outlet as the OEM one... That is my doubt to buy it...
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16th March 2017, 20:49
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1,698
Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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Are you sure your not looking at the VTR model? I had no issues with the hose location
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17th March 2017, 08:24
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Scotland
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kam should be able to say about hoses --but his picture seems shows clip on connections
and also angle of outlet look wrong for saxo --maybe a generic picture ?
this is the radtec one -- direct swop for any 16v sxao/106--but not same price
http://radtec.co.uk/products/306/106-GTI.htm
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Last edited by axsaxoman; 17th March 2017 at 08:29.
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17th March 2017, 08:46
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Barcelona (Spain)
Posts: 6
Car(s): Citroën Saxo VTS 16v Gr.A
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deano_123
Are you sure your not looking at the VTR model? I had no issues with the hose location
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Quote:
Originally Posted by axsaxoman
kam should be able to say about hoses --but his picture seems shows clip on connections
and also angle of outlet look wrong for saxo --maybe a generic picture ?
this is the radtec one -- direct swop for any 16v sxao/106--but not same price
http://radtec.co.uk/products/306/106-GTI.htm |
I am talking about this model:
https://www.kamracing.co.uk/car-tuni...-radiator.html
The outlet, as axsaxoman says, has a different angle. The OEM one has the outlet at the bottom of that side.
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17th March 2017, 15:05
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Scotland
Posts: 3,380
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stroker
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buy that and you also need a header tank + cap and then hosing to join them
2 hoses--one at top of header tank to top of rad and one joined in bottom hose or bottom of rad to bottom of header tank or it will air lock
and by looks of it won,t fit on std rad mounts either
nothing like a direct replacement
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Last edited by axsaxoman; 17th March 2017 at 15:09.
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20th March 2017, 20:23
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: A farm shed in Aylesbury
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Car(s): Corolla AE86
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