Hi Folks,
Another Suby Coupe in for over heating issues.
Check out the 40 feet of exhaust pip used for water line.
Insuficiant fan
No shrouding on fan.
No room for fan to blow heat
Autozone heater hoses.
Just sad work for I'm sure good money paid.
We'll get it all fix up right with AN fittings and Braided water lines. I'm sure we can cut is short of 40 feet.......
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With that much pipe it shouldn't need a radiator! Just braze fins on the tubing. EDSNOVA had issues with air pockets or bubbles in line.
Ed....let's stay shut up and learn ? .......
Please carry on and let us know how you progress, Alex.
Wolf....
It's sometimes hard to tell when posters are being sarcastic. Not only will it need a quality aluminum radiator, but it will also need efficient ducting, shrouding, and single or twin high-capacity electric fans that can move about 2500 cf of air. Turbos use heat to produce lots of power. The downside of that power is an increased heat load on components. 300 HP in a small block Chevy can be easier to cool than 300 HP in a Subi turbo. Many users are also converting to electric water pumps with controllers, either by itself or in series with the stock mechanical water pump. EWP's can pump up to 50 gpm at idle. Modern rads are designed for turbulent water flow that increased gallons/minute provide to shed heat efficiently.
Spyders are much easier to cool than Speedsters, since they have all that wide-open space that accommodates a big rad with ducts, shroud, fans, etc. Speedsters have a tough time getting sufficient cool air to the rad, since a large, conventional grill opening with upright rad doesn't lend itself to our cars.
A quality cooling system is a compromise, since it needs to work at idle speed and at WOT, in freezing temps and at 100+F temps. Those who think it's easy haven't tried to cool a Subi turbo engine in our cars, where space is at a premium. It's not tough with a naturally-aspirated engine putting out less than 200 HP. When the HP numbers go up, so do the headaches. If big power wasn't so much fun . . .
Jim, you got me all exited, can't wait to get my car out of hibernation.
Snowed 5 inches two days ago here 
nice green are you sure your not irish? 
Ray, I stoped by the place where my car was stored and it wasn't there:-0. I was just letting them know that I'll be picking it up soon.
I was told it's being stored in the race shop. I have no idea where that is but I trust these guys. Tim Kautz who owns Euroquipe is a winging Formula F. Driver.
I just saw it they have it there show room where the kids go and sit in it and pretend to race.... You'll have to see this video they posted on you tube.
What type of Suby coupe was this?
Suby coupe posted:What type of Suby coupe was this?
356A Coupe. PM me if you want more details.
