Hi all my new zook is heating up real quick when i am thrashing up speed dunes, i dont want it to fark out on my while i'm 20klms from the nearest water source.

It has the std 1.3 radiator in it with the std fan and shroud attached.

I want an upgrade, what radiator should fit the best? (Honda civic?)

And what will be the cheapest?

And also should i put a thermo on it? or a viscous fan?

Thanks in advance.

Conrad

What tyre pressure are you running? Making the motor work hard in sand with too high a pressure, will heat up your motor. With that zook, you should be able to run in 2wd high with power to drift.

Did Simbo put a new one in?

Don't go honda civic, Too much work and too custom. Custom is a bad thing for a radiator. Stick goes through it, or fan smashes in mud and grinds it, your up shit creek.(from my experience in suzyI)

First thing is how old is your cooling system and what nick is it in? Are you running the standard vit clutch fan and is it actually working 100% when it gets hot (it hasn't lost all the silicon fluid).

Only thing i can compare is mine in knee deep clay revving its fork off in 3rd low getting somewhere but ultra slowly. With a new 1.3 brass radiator, new thermostat and vit viscous fan it didn't even make it past 1/4 after an hour of abuse!

Dan

So are there any fans that i could try off any other suzukis that are bigger than the std 1.3 one? If so what do they cost around? and looking for a direct bolt on, so i dont have to fark around.

I would rather try a bigger fan than replace the radiator, cos it only ever gets hot when going slow but high revs.

Cheers

Conrad

Vitara Fan & Viscous Hub.

mate,

sounds like ur rad might be blocked or is starting to become blocked. mine had almost identical issues, i left mine to late and ended up on the side of the rd, so while ur car is still ok. take the rad out (10-20min job) take it to NatRad or a similar radiator shop and get them to flush it/rod it, cost $100.

mine was 80% blocked

if ur in perth, and not sure on how to pull it out. im sure someone here or me could help.

mitch

Baleno wont fit. It will be a mess. baleno's and other fwd cars usually have a big deep frontal area. Sierra's are one of the smallest rads out there from what i've seen searching for one. Other than civics,

Sierra's, mate had a 94', it was plastic tanked. Mine was a 91'. steel tanked.

Yours definately would of been plastico!

There is many options of what you can do. Now you have to decide which one.

Dude, I'd get a electric thermo fan and stick on the front of the radiator, reverse polarity the thing so it blows. Even a 10 inch, but 12inch would be better. You could set it at a temperature so it only goes when the temp is getting too high - ie 100 degrees plus.

Or get a quality 12inch highflow thermo fan for $150 or so and install it, take off the inneficient mechanical fan all together - this will give you a few more hp and better cooling. And is half the price of a new decent quality radiator.

Don't go honda civic, Too much work and too custom. Custom is a bad thing for a radiator. Stick goes through it, or fan smashes in mud and grinds it, your up shit creek.(from my experience in suzyI)