[Es2] knock, knock,. anyone home? ES2 Radiator choices.

[Tom Saltino]

Yawn....

I'll be putting on the new fenders I just picked up from the dealer at lunch today.  I've got some degreasing to do before my baby goes for paint.  That'll happen sometime in Feb I hope.

RE the radiator.  I've been running a stock 4kq radiator and a RS2/S2 fan shroud coupled with a 500W RS2 fan.  I've been running my WX powered 4kq for a couple of years now with this setup and I'm amazed at how well it works.  I beat the tar out of it in the middle of summer at Mid-O this year with heat problems.  BTW, my 4k runs a big turbo (K26/K27), cams, Ned R. ECU, no cats, etc. so it's really making a lot of heat.

The "RS2" fan is the same as a late 100 or 200 fan.  I picked up a few spares from the junkyard.  The  RS2 fan shroud is a valid US part number too.  I don't know if any are still stateside but they are available via the dealer.

Tom
> 
> From: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
> Date: 2007/12/21 Fri PM 12:52:45 EST
> To: es2 at audifans.com
> Subject: [Es2] knock, knock,. anyone home? ES2 Radiator choices.
> 
> Waking the list from the nearly dead...
> 
> I will hopefully get some wrenching time over the holidays, and will 
> likely swap the radiator out of the coupe into our 90, which is 
> currently running with a vintage 1982 Urq radiator with a slow leak.
> 
> My replacement radiator goals are :
>     * better than stock cooling (plan to track the car, and it will 
> be running a chipped 20v turbo)
>     * removal of the secondary radiator (room for more IC)
>     * maintaining the AC system (which means retaining the condenser)
> I did manage to get one of the "naked" 034/Ron Davis radiators to 
> work for me with my old CQ, but I want to avoid all the fabrication 
> that went into that.  (customer SS clips for the side and front 
> mounts, lower mounts from a Ford Bronco, custom mid mounts to retain 
> the condenser...not to mention obtaining stock radiator mounting 
> clips/captive nuts that were ground to fit the radiator.)
> http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/users/67840.phtml
> 
> So, other than the $$ Dialynx or the 034 
> http://www.034motorsport.com/product_info.php?cPath=25_66_67&products_id=331 
> radiator, does anyone have other ideas?
> 
> Thanks...
> 
> Happy and safe Holidays to all...
> 
> I'll give the floor back to the crickets...
> 
> -Peter
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -Peter Schulz
> Chelmsford Ma, USA
> http://www.naaclub.org/
> 
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
> 1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
> 1991 200 20v Q Avant Titan Grey
> 1991 90 20v Q Red
> 1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient) 
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