bit close really...





sooooooooo, can't move the turbo - why not move the radiator instead.













however.. cold air was meant to come from there wasn't it!

mount it on top subaru style

hmm i could get air from there... but it only needs to be temp because once it's turbo'd it'll just need an air feed from the wheel arch or something.

Well I've moved my turbos rad there and have yet to see any problems, also that's were the AC rad goes and that gets rather hot at times.

Hmmm. Duct the rad and turbo (Elise like hole in the bonnet) and put the air filter at the back of the nearside wheelarch?

StoneNewt said:

Well I've moved my turbos rad there and have yet to see any problems, also that's were the AC rad goes and that gets rather hot at times.

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what did you use for the water pipes, i have cut, rotated and joined the origonal pipes. I am a tiny bit worried that once up to temperature they will collapse on the corners, restricting the flow.

fingers99 said:

Hmmm. Duct the rad and turbo (Elise like hole in the bonnet) and put the air filter at the back of the nearside wheelarch?

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straight pipe into the wheel arch, past the rad, with a filter on the end is the plan.

custard said:

mount it on top subaru style

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Scoobies don't have radiators on top, but water/air intercoolers. They're a PITA, which is why the rallycars have them mounted up front.

arc said:

what did you use for the water pipes, i have cut, rotated and joined the origonal pipes. I am a tiny bit worried that once up to temperature they will collapse on the corners, restricting the flow.

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Well I had a rad made up to my own specs & reworked a lot of the cooling system.

Off the stat I have 135º hose with take offs for the turbo & header tank coolant, that then feeds into a piece of superflex which meets the rad intake.

At the bottom of the rad next to the wing there's the exit which feeds straight into the water pump (an electric item mounted in front of the arch liner). From there it feeds into the oil/water heat exchanger with a take off for the turbo just before.

Out of the heat exchanger it then runs, again superflex, up to the water rail & goes through a gutted water pump housing.

You can buy, fairly easily, convoluted pipes that will bend either way, to suit your application. They are usually sold as 'universal'.

Cheers

PD

Or 5" aluminium convoluted clothes dryer pipe. It's very cheap from most DIY places. Not the way I'd do it longterm (I think that hot air needs a clear path out, as well as cold air a good way in) but pretty effective.

I was talking about the radiator hoses.

Cheers

PD

fingers99 said:

Scoobies don't have radiators on top, but water/air intercoolers. They're a PITA, which is why the rallycars have them mounted up front.

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We refer to them as 'interwarmers' when on top of the engine.

Cheers

D

rallycinq said:

You can buy, fairly easily, convoluted pipes that will bend either way, to suit your application. They are usually sold as 'universal'.

Cheers

PD

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i was hoping something like that existed, but didnt know where to look or what to look for. whereabouts should i be looking?

rallycinq said:

I was talking about the radiator hoses.

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Ah, gotcha! A case for investigating DIY silicon hoses, perhaps?

rallycinq said:

We refer to them as 'interwarmers' when on top of the engine.

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Yeah - they must get quite a bit of heat thrown into them from there...definately a fair few kW...made a bit more robust (eg: thicker steel skin on housing) theres no good reason that you couldnt trade off lag for temperature rise and put it below the sump.

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i was hoping something like that existed, but didnt know where to look or what to look for. whereabouts should i be looking?

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Motor factors used to sell them. There was a big sort of display box. What lengths, bores are you looking for. I might have some secreted away in my store.

Cheers

PD

32mm ID, not sure on lengths. will have a look on the car tomorrow. what are these at bending 90degrees?

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32mm ID, not sure on lengths. will have a look on the car tomorrow. what are these at bending 90degrees?

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No problem at bending, they don't crimp.

Cheers

PD