Upgrade Rad & Thermos

[W0rp3D]

Old topic I know...but since my cooling system if filthy as hell I decided to replace some of the old gear for:

New radiator silcone hoses

ASI 42mm aluminium radiator

Low temp thermostat (62C)

also keeping the stock clutch fan for now,

is this a good improvement for my car?

why the low temp thermostat? unless its getting hot there should be no need for it, it can actually be worse as cars are made to run properly at a certain temp and if it dosnt reach that temp they wont run to there full potential.

[Mid_Nite_R33]

why the low temp thermostat? unless its getting hot there should be no need for it, it can actually be worse as cars are made to run properly at a certain temp and if it dosnt reach that temp they wont run to there full potential.

well it should lower operating temp of the car which should make it more efficient and as skylines tend to run very hot it should be an advantage?

operating temp might be lowered be around 5-10C and i dont see how that could harm the car?

[W0rp3D]

mine runs at 75-85 thats far from hot and from what i have read most people run around that temp so if yours is getting hot (which i would class as a constant 90+) then you have other problesm you need to fix instead of masking the problem with a colder thermostat.

and running cooler wont "harm" the car its the fact that the fuel and ignition maps are altered depending on engine temp so if it isnt in the range that the ecu likes then it wont be running at its best.

Edited April 24, 2010 by W0rp3D

[robbo_rb180]

here u go as promisted

its a tridon brand part no TFS141

its used in most mitiubishis model from 1992-2004 (ie lancer ,3000gt,manga,mirage)

and it even comes with a o ring

herea a pic up against the factory 1 (yes the tridon 1 is the nice shiney 1)

with this temp switch, how do you wire it up with a relay?

[SIC JET]

Factory clutch fan is simply awesome, granted in good functioning condition, there super reliable, and dont take as much power out as people think

[robbo_rb180]

here u go as promisted

its a tridon brand part no TFS141

its used in most mitiubishis model from 1992-2004 (ie lancer ,3000gt,manga,mirage)

and it even comes with a o ring

herea a pic up against the factory 1 (yes the tridon 1 is the nice shiney 1)

i put this on the other week and it worked fine for 2 weeks and has stopped working. has anyone else had this issue?

i had it wired up as an earth switch, is this the way its meant to be done?

[heller44]

Did you use it as switching the fan motor, or as a signal wire for a relay?