Could I get a VTS rad to fit my 1.4?

1. Vinny_VSX Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Bath/Warminster Posts: 2616 57 plate C2 VTS & a saxo 1.4

   #1 23rd August 2007, 11:07

   For that extra cooling for track days, I thought this would be quite a good idea teamed up with an oil cooler. Could I get a VTS rad to fit onto my mk1 1.4 saxo? If so, how much work would there be involved?
   
   Cheers
   
   Vince
2. 2000vtr Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 354

   #2 23rd August 2007, 11:21

   just by adding the oi cooer it'll keep temps down, myn does and i know a few others does aswel
3. 2000vtr Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 354

   #3 23rd August 2007, 11:22

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by 2000vtr just by adding the oi cooer it'll keep temps down, myn does and i know a few others does aswel

   OIL COOLER------
4. TU-Tuning Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2006 Bristol Posts: 16575 JP4urio, 306 DTurbo SportShed

   #4 23rd August 2007, 11:22

   i think 'Natalie' on here put a S rad in her VTR mate, give her a pee emm
5. user_15989 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2007 Posts: 4857

   #5 23rd August 2007, 11:24

   It will be easy enough to fit, you will just rip all the parts off a scrap yard VTS. It would not take long to do. Though you would have to be happy who doing a coolant and oil change on a car. Is your car massively tuned? As if not and its over heating there is probably a problem with your car. Road cars are way over cooled as there intended to sit on a hot summers day in traffic all day long with next to no air flowing though the rad behind a big truck belching out tones of hot air with your car full laden doing stop starts. Where as track days you should have tones of air flowing over your rad. I run a stock rad and have over 150bhp out of my 1.4 and its never over heated.
6. MaRiO89 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7705 Saxo VTS

   #6 23rd August 2007, 11:44

   Just get an alloy rad like i have vince..
   
   My car used to right over 3/4's on the temp when it was nailed but on my last trackday at donington in blistering heat it was only just over half all day..
7. Vinny_VSX Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Bath/Warminster Posts: 2616 57 plate C2 VTS & a saxo 1.4

   #7 24th August 2007, 00:33

   Well its not my car which is overheating. It is the guage which is shagged and it goes quite high until I go around a left hand corner then it will stay on half lol tis strange.
   
   Ahh I will save my money and just get an oil cooler with a thermostat for the moment and then fit a VTS one when I drop a VTS lump into my car .
   
   Cheers for the good replies guys.
8. Baz Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2005 Coventry Posts: 17782 Fiesta ST150

   #8 24th August 2007, 00:34

   all you need is the rad a water bottle and should fit straight on. fitting mine soon after trying one out a while back.
   
   at most you may need to cut abit of rubber at the bottom on drivers side
9. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #9 24th August 2007, 01:16

   you'll only need the rad and the top rad hose. you can cut the lower rad hose to fit.
10. Colin Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2006 Banbury Posts: 4623 Saxo Rally Car Evo 6

    #10 24th August 2007, 09:10

    But the lower hose when cut reduces in diameter and is a bastard to get over the outlet of the Rad.
11. Aron Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Feb 2007 Nuneaton Posts: 3554 EP3 Civic

    #11 24th August 2007, 11:52

    i find on my 1.4 it over heats easy. if you give it some on a motorway it over heats.
12. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

    #12 24th August 2007, 11:56

    want to buy my rad then vince?
13. Vinny_VSX Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Bath/Warminster Posts: 2616 57 plate C2 VTS & a saxo 1.4

    #13 24th August 2007, 16:14

    Certanly do Yates. I don't surpose you could get a pic of the condition of it buddy?
14. 2000vtr Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 354

    #14 24th August 2007, 16:21

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by awright i find on my 1.4 it over heats easy. if you give it some on a motorway it over heats.

    
    shoudnt do at all.... on a motorway the air is forced into the rad quite rapidy.... shoud keep it quite kool
15. Vinny_VSX Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2007 Bath/Warminster Posts: 2616 57 plate C2 VTS & a saxo 1.4

    #15 24th August 2007, 16:24

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by awright i find on my 1.4 it over heats easy. if you give it some on a motorway it over heats.

    My guage shows that is it getting quite hot, but as soon as I go around a left hand corner it will drop down to its actual temperature, which is half. I might get it fixed actually before the journey up to traxs.
    
    Anyways a car on a motorway wouldn't overheat unless it was really low on water in the coolant system. Just because air is being forced into the radiator at a much higher speed than on a normal road (30mph road for example)