Big Radiator Or Vented Hood?

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02-11-2005, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Orochinoyamato' date='Feb 11 2005, 04:01 PM

...I mean, that's not a mod I could have a shop do, is it? I think that's a part they're not allowed to remove, but if I'm wrong about Florida emissions laws, someone let me know.

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Don't know about the Florida emmsions laws, but this is some info about downpipes that might be helpful....

http://www.clubrx.org/default.asp?id=5&ACT...ontent=30&mnu=5

Jim

02-11-2005, 08:53 PM

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it not that bad i dont consider myself really mechanically savy and a friend an i did mine. ill be back from college in a little less that month for spring break and we could do it then i live in st. Petersburg.

02-11-2005, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by FD3S DRIFT' date='Feb 11 2005, 06:53 PM

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Wow, nifty--I've heard fitting them in can be tricky. Probably depends on the kind--which did you get?

I should order it pretty soon if you're back in under a month--and thanks for offering to give up hours of hot sand and hot chicks to help me out

02-11-2005, 11:59 PM

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If I was local, I'd come help, but both mods are minor. One or the other Rad is an easier "Drop in" that fits pretty easily.

The DP shouldn't be too bad, depending on how long your stock DP has been there, and the bolts condition (if the car has seen a lot of rain/salt it can make the bolts rust and get harder to loosen, etc).

I am probably going to replace my Radiator and perhaps do the fan switch before March (Dang I better get moving!)

02-12-2005, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII' date='Feb 11 2005, 09:59 PM

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116,000 miles, mostly un-garaged, daily driven in all kinds of weather by all owners--Do they make super-duper-extra-strength liquid wrench?

Maybe I'll get the Fluidyne, just to be extra-certain that the radiator part is nothing but an unscrew, lift, drop, re-tighten type thing. Downpipe, I'm still not going to attempt without help or at least some on-call backup.

02-12-2005, 10:26 AM

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i would do a radiator first. lol i know thats what everyone else said too. but when i added my fluidyne it helped alot. after driving around normally without the new rad my hood would be extremely hot to the touch. after the fluidyne install it was so much more noticably cooler. its really not all that hard of a job to do either. just remove the airbox/intercooler/fan/ battery assembly. lol basically everything in the way of you seeing the radiator clearly. and then remove the underbelly tray and drain the coolant. remove radiator and then install new rad. reassemble everything and then make sure to get all the air out of the coolant lines and radiator.