whats the biggest radiator i can fit to vts - Saxperience

Mr_suv · 16th November 2008, 10:12

basically i just want a very big radiator that requires minimal modifying to fit into my mk1 i know you can get alot of parts from a 406 to fit in and was wondering if a radiator from that would fit?
if not what else are my options?

ta from suvvy

AlexB^p · 16th November 2008, 10:26

bigger rad isnt really needed tbh mate
best way to keep the temps down is a better oil cooler (like a mocal one ect)
plus its easier to do

Mr_suv · 16th November 2008, 10:27

where can i get a mocal one from alex?
edit: but i also fancy a bigger rad anyway due to the fact i think im running a 1.1 rad on my vts lump

AlexB^p · 16th November 2008, 10:30

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p3...duct_info.html

thats after a quick google search lol

Nij · 16th November 2008, 10:41

i have a nesens rad in mine, with VTS twin fan set up - was a piece of piss to fit, just the wiring that was annoying.

alternitavely, this is cheap

Mr_suv · 16th November 2008, 10:47

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Originally Posted by Nij

i have a nesens rad in mine, with VTS twin fan set up - was a piece of piss to fit, just the wiring that was annoying.

alternitavely, this is cheap

awsome i may purchase that in the next few days

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Originally Posted by Alex-VTS

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p3...duct_info.html

thats after a quick google search lol

wheres a good place to mount that alex? and what else would i need to make it work?

AlexB^p · 16th November 2008, 10:56

youd need the hoses to pipe it up mate
best place is just infront of tha rad in the widemouth

you still running the vtr rad or have you got a vts one in there?

Mr_suv · 16th November 2008, 10:59

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Originally Posted by Alex-VTS

youd need the hoses to pipe it up mate
best place is just infront of tha rad in the widemouth

you still running the vtr rad or have you got a vts one in there?

vtr one , but i have my suspicions its not even a vtr one because when i compare it to other vtrs its smaller which sucks!!

AlexB^p · 16th November 2008, 11:02

get a decent vts/gti rad and you should be ok

get the vts fan housing too as the vtr one doesnt fit on the bigger rad
youll also need 2 more little rubbers to go in your lower slam to hold it properly

EDIT: also what have you doen with the vts oil cooler setup?
as a few guys run the vtr hose and oil filter setup and dump that off but imo you should allways keep it

im actually gonna try and fit my vts setup onto my westy as itll only get used on track ill need the better cooling lol

Sophia_Bush · 16th November 2008, 11:34

I vote diesel rad with sperate header tank way easier to bleed system then

AlexB^p · 16th November 2008, 11:50

didnt think of that lol

would work pretty well actually

Sophia_Bush · 16th November 2008, 11:57

tis what I am doing ont he quiky eventually

AlexB^p · 16th November 2008, 12:00

good plan mate

im just going with the vts rad

i have 1 anyway so why not lol

gixxa · 16th November 2008, 12:27

i got a rad which was meant to be of a vts, but it was bigger than the opening and required alot of cutting to get it to fit. Which makes me suspect it is of something else

Sophia_Bush · 16th November 2008, 12:30

nah rads go 1.0, 1.1, 1.4 all early pre swap over years had the smaller rad 1.6 8v early ones had small rad to so in concequence had smaller apeture on the slam. ANythign else had the longer full length rad like the 16vs did.

The diesel ones had full length but with a sperate header tank

Drago · 16th November 2008, 13:41

Oil cooler is pointless on a road car, wont be doing anything when your stuck in traffic.

Just stick with the original heat exchanger/cooler and just an uprated nissens radiator as mentioned above.

Mr_suv · 16th November 2008, 13:45

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Originally Posted by daz_Westcoast

Oil cooler is pointless on a road car, wont be doing anything when your stuck in traffic.

Just stick with the original heat exchanger/cooler and just an uprated nissens radiator as mentioned above.

well if you knew that my car is semi trackslut you wouldnt have said that would you? lol

Mr_suv · 16th November 2008, 13:46

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Originally Posted by Sophia_Bush

I vote diesel rad with sperate header tank way easier to bleed system then

im going to do this sophia i will go to the scrappy and find one do you have any pics of what they look like with the seperate header tank?

Mr_suv · 16th November 2008, 13:49

is this the correct one sophia? gotta find the header tank though:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-SAXO-P...1%7C240%3A1318

Sophia_Bush · 16th November 2008, 13:56

thats the one all you need is a tpiece fromt he bottom rad hose going to the bottom of the header tank and the smaller overflow hoses from the rad to go back into the header tank aswell and just mount in on the slam panel next to the light