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Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 7:30 am
by Gwagensteve
Look at aftermarket electric water pumps as a booster- This might make all the difference.
Steve.
Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:00 am
by Guy
droopypete wrote:If your standard cooling system is in good condition with quality coolant and you have a properly fitted radiator shroud, you should never have a problem, ever.
What Pete said ...
The only time I ever had cooling issues with mine, with a mildly worked 1.6, running bias ply 35's was one a 38degree day with a radiator full of mud (see avatar pic)
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:23 pm
by david123
Can anyone help me please.
Im in WA at the mo, will be here till somewhere into next month, and am looking at PWR radiators, but have no idea of the dimensions of the sierra/drover radiator, need LxWxD and off the top of me hed, its passenger side top and drivers bottom, er, ??
If I can get this I will order one and it will be waitin for me when i swing off shift, then a month of play time.
Thanks
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:35 pm
by GRPABT1
david123 wrote:Pixie-LWBZOOK wrote:Just a suggestion, but how about modding your car so you don't have to rev the f*%k out of it to drive through sand?
I see you have 31" tires, have you done anything in the gearing to compensate for this?
what would be the diff tween a GTI and a 1.6 injected in terms of power, the 1.6 would have more down low wouldnt it.
Basically on paper they have the same power and torque but the torque range is different. The GTi is a very high revving motor and doesn't have the low end torque the 1.6 produces but when geared up a GTi can be very potent. The 1.6 efi is probably a better daily driver motor.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:55 pm
by david123
Steve,
The big one for me is which is easiest, tho as I need torque, I recon as Im for the biggers donk.
A short block is only 1350 and an adaptor is 350, use all yr own running gear, sweet.
See if i can get a torque cam in it.
So which is the easiest swap...????
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:50 am
by GRPABT1
I'd say the GTi would be the easiest, but alot would say the carby 1.6 but if going injected the GTi is easier IMHO but you will need an angle drive or the mazda GTX mod for the dizzy to make it legal.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:43 am
by nicbeer
you in perth david? or upper WA
i have a couple here if u want to measure.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:16 pm
by david123
nicbeer wrote:you in perth david? or upper WA
i have a couple here if u want to measure.
Im in the pibara, Port Hedland.
Thats ok, might hed to see me kids on me swing off, so I will go home, measure up, order, then off to see me kids, that way it will be there when I get back.
I was loking in suzisport international, they sell a 1750 for a lil toy, new, under warranty, 1750 buks, seems pretty god to me, they also sell an adaptor for 350, any reason why this would nt be the go.
I really dont know, so ????
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 8:43 pm
by nicbeer
1750? bored 1600?
what induction has it got? carb or efi.
u can get the adapter for 200 from BenT off this forum.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:00 pm
by david123
http://www.suzisport.com/shop/
Its the ninth item down.
Carb, bored out 1.6ltr. Thats 25.7% bigger than a 1.3ltr, combine that with a torque cam, larfin.
Sounds like the duks guts to me.
An 200 sound a heap better than 350, thanks.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:27 pm
by want33s
david123 wrote:Can anyone help me please.
Im in WA at the mo, will be here till somewhere into next month, and am looking at PWR radiators, but have no idea of the dimensions of the sierra/drover radiator, need LxWxD and off the top of me hed, its passenger side top and drivers bottom, er, ??.....................
Thanks
Core is 390mm wide X 360mm tall.
Including side brackets is 420mm wide X 450mm tall including tanks.
Tanks are 50mm thick.
Mount holes are 500mm apart.
Top hose is drivers side.
Bottom hose is drivers side.
Both spouts are 25mm O.D.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:18 pm
by david123
want33s wrote:david123 wrote:Can anyone help me please.
Im in WA at the mo, will be here till somewhere into next month, and am looking at PWR radiators, but have no idea of the dimensions of the sierra/drover radiator, need LxWxD and off the top of me hed, its passenger side top and drivers bottom, er, ??.....................
Thanks
Core is 390mm wide X 360mm tall.
Including side brackets is 420mm wide X 450mm tall including tanks.
Tanks are 50mm thick.
Mount holes are 500mm apart.
Top hose is drivers side.
Bottom hose is drivers side.
Both spouts are 25mm O.D.[/quote
Thanks Mate, excellent.