KaiserRolls Posted August 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 Radiator showed up. Ended up buying a mishimoto xline z3m rad. It’s a 3 core setup which should help. The outlet showed up slightly flattened so I got like $40 back from amazon, will just tap that back out. Figured I’d go with mishimoto because it has a lifetime warranty and was one of the few all aluminum 3 cores I could find for a reasonable price. Rekpoint and AsparagusMike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Picked up a long term project over the weekend Nick_08, Rekpoint, wasnt m3 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 Nice! Plans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, YoungCR said: Nice! Plans? Slowly get it ready to drop in. Car is currently fun to drive, just wanted something to do on the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassboy3313 Posted August 24, 2020 Report Share Posted August 24, 2020 3 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: Slowly get it ready to drop in. Car is currently fun to drive, just wanted something to do on the side You stole my idea! I am sort of, kinda looking to do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Confirmed radiator was the issue lol must’ve hit something during the trip that made the fan push into the rad at a funny angle. ordered a new 14” curved blade pusher fan To replace the 16” straight blade pusher. The fan will now be able to fit in the opening of the core support without hitting the top or bottom of the support (the 16” fan shroud hits the top of the core support by like .5”) here’s a different in core sizes I have some hoses on the way that I’ll be trying to make work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted August 31, 2020 Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 That thing is quite thicc! Don't brake too hard! Looks like it should have plenty of cooling capacity though. What hoses are you attempting? Did the e36 hose have too much of a back bend to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted August 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2020 Just now, GunMetalGrey said: That thing is quite thicc! Don't brake too hard! Looks like it should have plenty of cooling capacity though. What hoses are you attempting? Did the e36 hose have too much of a back bend to it? Poly mounts will keep the engine from visiting the radiator. The outlets on the rad are now like an inch further back in the bay which kind of makes the angles funky for off the shelf hoses. I’ve got a combo of e36 hoses and some other stuff that I’m going to be chopping up. This motor also has the 5 series thermostat housing which kind of changes things as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2020 Pusher fan mounted using the SPAL mounts sits close to flush with the rad. have a few more things to tackle before this weekend’s HPDE. jc43089 and Rekpoint 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2020 Well turns out I must’ve cracked the tstat housing when reinstalling my VDO sender. So everything gets to come back apart. Ended up co-driving the evo at the HPDE Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_08 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 17 hours ago, KaiserRolls said: Well turns out I must’ve cracked the tstat housing when reinstalling my VDO sender. So everything gets to come back apart. Nooooo....F******* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2020 Didn’t want to go through the hassle of drilling and tapping the 5 series tstat housing just to have it crack along the casting parting line so here we are. Bung welded to a new aluminum one jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted September 11, 2020 Report Share Posted September 11, 2020 You said bung...😂🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HipMF Posted September 12, 2020 Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 20 hours ago, YoungCR said: Me after having flaming hot cheetos and coffee for breakfast this morning: #pandemiclife YoungCR 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KaiserRolls Posted September 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2020 Rad outlet apparently was not circular enough, coolant all over the place. Going to see if mishimoto will warranty this POS. Another weekend shot in the ass and not driving my car at an event. Rekpoint, P_Roloff and m42b32 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekpoint Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 CSF FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted September 13, 2020 Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 What the hell 😡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Rekpoint said: CSF FTW They didn’t make a 3 row Rekpoint 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_08 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 5:27 PM, KaiserRolls said: Rad outlet apparently was not circular enough, coolant all over the place. Going to see if mishimoto will warranty this POS. Another weekend shot in the ass and not driving my car at an event. I'd be pissed too, I was gonna comment about Mishimoto...for the price you pay the quality seems to be poor. Obviously... I'd try to get a full refund and give your money to a more quality company. GL Bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Just now, Nick_08 said: I'd be pissed too, I was gonna comment about Mishimoto...for the price you pay the quality seems to be poor. Obviously... I'd try to get a full refund and give your money to a more quality company. GL Bud Yea lesson learned. I dropped it off at a rad shop today to have them fix the outlet. We’ll see how long this one lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_08 Posted September 14, 2020 Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 Just now, KaiserRolls said: Yea lesson learned. I dropped it off at a rad shop today to have them fix the outlet. We’ll see how long this one lasts. Well what did Mishimoto say? BS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted September 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, Nick_08 said: Well what did Mishimoto say? BS I’d have to fill out their online forms, send mine in, they’d either fix it or send out a new one after they inspect it. For the timeline I’m on, I’d rather not sit on my thumb waiting for a replacement that shows up in the same condition when they drop ship it from mainland China. m42b32 and Nick_08 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_08 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 8/20/2020 at 9:02 AM, KaiserRolls said: Radiator showed up. Ended up buying a mishimoto xline z3m rad. It’s a 3 core setup which should help. The outlet showed up slightly flattened so I got like $40 back from amazon, will just tap that back out. Figured I’d go with mishimoto because it has a lifetime warranty and was one of the few all aluminum 3 cores I could find for a reasonable price. Lifetime warranty...this is why they offer it. Because no-one want's to take the time to send it back and wait... Pretty much a marketing scam. Sorry bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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