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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:35 pm
by H@MMeR
thanks screwy_screwball :)
Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
H@MMeR wrote:do you know what kinda clutche he is useing as i have got just a nom... 10 " one from marks
ludacris wrote:I am not sure why but for some reason Norm walters seems to be burning his clutches out. So I would recomend doing some research on what is the best avenue to take for clutch setup champ.

LudaCris
the one in the marks kit will be fine.

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:05 pm
by marko
:) Does a Mq radiator have the same mounts as a GQ radiator.What are AU thermo's worth? And how did you go about the bottom hose,as the outlet on the rad points up. Looks like the hose needs to be an S shape to get to the water pump inlet :oops:

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:10 pm
by Screwy
marko wrote::) Does a Mq radiator have the same mounts as a GQ radiator.What are AU thermo's worth? And how did you go about the bottom hose,as the outlet on the rad points up. Looks like the hose needs to be an S shape to get to the water pump inlet :oops:
MQ and GQ radiators are different mountings.....

AU thermos are anything from about $150 upwards to about $250......

With the MQ radiators, you have to use a diesel one not a petrol one for a 5litre holden so the hoses are on the right side.....
With regards to the bottom hose.... Just heat up the metal pipe on the bottom hose, take it out, swivel it around, and weld / solder it back in.

screwy

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:11 pm
by H@MMeR
hey mate i have not got that far yet but it is a good Q some one will know know on O/L sorry i can not help :(

marko wrote::) Does a Mq radiator have the same mounts as a GQ radiator.What are AU thermo's worth? And how did you go about the bottom hose,as the outlet on the rad points up. Looks like the hose needs to be an S shape to get to the water pump inlet :oops:

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:55 pm
by marko
:P how differant are the mounting.is it easy to get it to fit? :twisted:

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 9:51 pm
by Screwy
marko wrote::P how differant are the mounting.is it easy to get it to fit? :twisted:
dont know why you would want a GQ radiator... they are the same size....
mountings are very differnt. they bolt to the front of the radiator support, where as the mq ones sit on studs and bolt at the top....

Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:05 pm
by H@MMeR
got most of all the parts i have to get just 2-3 more little things


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later michael

photos up date

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:29 am
by H@MMeR
just have 2 more photo so just updateing :)

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later

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:11 am
by toughnut
If you haven't got thermos yet then have a look at SPAL thermos. I run them in my comp truck because they are water proof and have a ring around the outside edge of the blades. The ring stops them from chewing into your radiator if they flex forward in water etc. Anyone that has seen these running on my truck will back me up on how much air they pull through. They do suck a lot of juice out of the battery though. I run 4 x 16 inch thermos on my truck. 2 on the main radiator and another 2 on the tray mounted radiator. I had to turn the rear fans off to save a bit of power for my lights etc in a night nav run.

Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 2:41 pm
by H@MMeR
yer i have got coming some au fans ! i think that will be fine with a gq 3 core from cris :)

but it is good to know as i did not know they are water proof :)
later michael
toughnut wrote:If you haven't got thermos yet then have a look at SPAL thermos. I run them in my comp truck because they are water proof and have a ring around the outside edge of the blades. The ring stops them from chewing into your radiator if they flex forward in water etc. Anyone that has seen these running on my truck will back me up on how much air they pull through. They do suck a lot of juice out of the battery though. I run 4 x 16 inch thermos on my truck. 2 on the main radiator and another 2 on the tray mounted radiator. I had to turn the rear fans off to save a bit of power for my lights etc in a night nav run.

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:56 pm
by Hulksta
Did you get it all fitted?

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:49 am
by Screwy
H@MMeR wrote:yer i have got coming some au fans ! i think that will be fine with a gq 3 core from cris :)

but it is good to know as i did not know they are water proof :)
later michael
toughnut wrote:If you haven't got thermos yet then have a look at SPAL thermos. I run them in my comp truck because they are water proof and have a ring around the outside edge of the blades. The ring stops them from chewing into your radiator if they flex forward in water etc. Anyone that has seen these running on my truck will back me up on how much air they pull through. They do suck a lot of juice out of the battery though. I run 4 x 16 inch thermos on my truck. 2 on the main radiator and another 2 on the tray mounted radiator. I had to turn the rear fans off to save a bit of power for my lights etc in a night nav run.
AU fans will be perfectly fine in an MO radiator.......
ive run them for quite a while now and cant fault them.

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 8:59 am
by H@MMeR
yer sure did and hmmmm v8 rocks i will post some photos really soon :)
later michael
FluBBa wrote:Did you get it all fitted?

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 5:11 pm
by Vulcanised
i just purchased a new HSV memcal for mine..... i'll let ya know how much difference it makes :D

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 12:51 pm
by doddzee
Im about to start up my VT V8 for the first time in the next couple of days patrolden or hammer did you need to prime you oil pump to get oil pressure when you first started it?

I was told that it was nessacary on older commodore v8's if it had been without oil for a wile or you changes the sump/pickup but was unsure if you needed to on the newer ones.

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2006 3:22 pm
by Screwy
doddzee wrote:Im about to start up my VT V8 for the first time in the next couple of days patrolden or hammer did you need to prime you oil pump to get oil pressure when you first started it?

I was told that it was nessacary on older commodore v8's if it had been without oil for a wile or you changes the sump/pickup but was unsure if you needed to on the newer ones.
if its had oil in it all the time then just start it. but if you have had it sitting with no oil or have drained the oil pickup complete for what ever reason then yeh you would be best off priming it to be safe.

screwy