Mk2 Polo Radiators...

[minicountryman1961]

Originally Posted by james3004

Is the polo radiator an better option than the clio one, as they are roughly the same price?

We have neither the Polo or Clio in the US, so many of us use a Honda Civic radiator.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-00...item35b09e1436

[brainbug007]

I got mine from my local breakers for a tenner

[alga]

Originally Posted by minicountryman1961

We have neither the Polo or Clio in the US, so many of us use a Honda Civic radiator.

I 'm driving a 1991 Civic, I'm a fan of Japanese cars, so I was considering a Civic rad as an option. But, apparently, at least in theory Polo and Clio rads are more efficient, as they are two-pass. OTOH, the same Civic rad is used in 160 bhp hot hatches, so, apparently, it must be up to the job.

[Eternal]

humm anyone here know what options i have with using a 2.5l turbo engine? Was thinking of poss using two polo rads heh.

[mark]

Originally Posted by Eternal

humm anyone here know what options i have with using a 2.5l turbo engine? Was thinking of poss using two polo rads heh.

I would definitely go for a nice thick custom made job for your install, you may as well get a custom intercooler whilst your there! space is tight so it would be very beneficial to choose the inlet/outlet positions

You will have lots of heat issues with that motor unless you get the cooling bang on, but I'm sure you know that anyway

[Eternal]

Indeed going for a custom top intercooler with a seperate airflow from the rad this will exit on the top of the nose cone, two oilcoolers one behind each front wheel. was hoping that could get away with a stock small rad. So guess custom is the only real option. Is there any way to work out rad thickness/ capacity for engine size?

[mark]

Originally Posted by Eternal

Indeed going for a custom top intercooler with a seperate airflow from the rad this will exit on the top of the nose cone. two oilcoolers one behind each front wheel. Is there any way to work out rad thickness/ capacity for engine size?

Not that im aware of but im sure there will be a way

Maybe a good starting point would be the surface area and thickness of the donor rad, but it will also depend on the ammount of airflow you can get to it i suppose

[leroybrown911]

Good timing, just thinking of what rad to use, so I have bought one from this guy off ebay. Bargain!