Das Borgen Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) along with a Spal 16" puller fan Accumulated parts and wiring elements over a month and installed everything tonight. Took me 2hours actual work. had to rush out to the local hardware store for water (for my stomach) and some clear vinyl tube for my overlow bottle which ended up being the bottle of water I had drunk....sweet! bleeding was super easy. I've never had ANY problems bleeding on to photos old rad on left and new (mishimoto) rad on right http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/das_borgen/Arctic%20Silver%20E36%20M3/IMG00090-20100810-1611.jpg?t=1281485357 note that on the Mishimoto radiator, the top nipple and the top hose junction are so close together that it s a bear to get both on along with their hose clamps. http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/das_borgen/Arctic%20Silver%20E36%20M3/IMG00092-20100810-1650.jpg?t=1281485360 in the above and below photo, you can see the rectangular hole for the rubber holding pads are fairly bigger than the rubber pads. This has to potential to let the rad wiggle back and forth so just fill the hole with something to pad it up edit: I wrapped the rubber pads in about 10 layers of electrical tape and they fit snug in the hole now, just as snug as the rubber pad by itself in a stock (OEM) radiator..... no more wiggling around... This is important to not let the rad vibrate back and forth. MUST DO http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/das_borgen/Arctic%20Silver%20E36%20M3/IMG00091-20100810-1650.jpg?t=1281485802 relay and wiring hiding behind the + terminal box http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/das_borgen/Arctic%20Silver%20E36%20M3/IMG00094-20100810-1650.jpg?t=1281485362 finished http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/das_borgen/Arctic%20Silver%20E36%20M3/IMG00096-20100810-1937.jpg?t=1281485366 the shroud was riveted to the top and bottom U-channels of the radiator (5 dollars for a rivet gun with rivets from HB...wow) http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/das_borgen/Arctic%20Silver%20E36%20M3/IMG00069-20100805-1700.jpg?t=1281485966 took it out for a quick spin and my needle stayed in the same 12oclock spot. The radiator took a little bit more coolant than the stock one (about half liter to a full liter, not more) I wired the fan to come on full speed when the high temp on the coolant switch (88C) completes the circuit.... I tested it and it works beautifully (it turns on both the factory aux and Spal when I ground out the high temp wire of the switch). But the fan never turned on during my test drive.... The Mishimoto is a pretty nice rad for the money. But like I noted, the top driver side small nipple and coolant hose input neck are so close together it s annoying to slip their hoses on..... I'm ready for MidOhio this week end thanks for reading and comments are welcome Edited August 13, 2010 by das borgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I hear those mishimotos are bomb shit. I used an M42 rad and ebay pusher fan on my crap wagon. Much more cost effective for what I was doing, and if my car isnt overheating, I dont care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 looks good Rich. Is there an advantage to going to an overflow style system instead of the expansion tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Thats the ugliest thing I have ever seen! Good workk man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 looks good Rich. Is there an advantage to going to an overflow style system instead of the expansion tank? well the aluminum tank (with the Stant cap) is designed to open at 28-32psi to vent the system.... only then does the aluminum overflow bottle vent out coolant...... the clear tube does NOT lead to an overflow bottle.... it s simply there to catch excess coolant when the system's pressure gets above 32psi Zionsville explained this to me the advantage of having aluminum expansion tank instead of the stock plastic expansion is material selection. ventually, due to LOTS and LOTS of heat cycling, the stock plastic tank will faill (it usually takes 80k miles or so these cars). Anything over 80k miles on a stock plastic endtank radiator and stock plastic expansion tank on an E36, and you're living on borrowed time until they start leaking coolant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Excellent write up. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted August 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 well, the parts held up great on track I m happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 I just put a Mishimoto radiator and fan shroud in the WRX, and I agree, it's a great radiator for the price. Installation of the radiator was straight forward with no real hitches. The fan shroud on the other hand requires some electrical knowledge since it didn't come with any instructions and Mishimoto never got back to me on my questions. But now that it's in, my coolant needle doesn't budge more than a milimeter. So another :thumbup: for Mishimoto radiators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsv8 Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 wasint mishimoto the tires of fast and furious one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted September 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2010 I just put a Mishimoto radiator and fan shroud in the WRX, and I agree, it's a great radiator for the price. Installation of the radiator was straight forward with no real hitches. The fan shroud on the other hand requires some electrical knowledge since it didn't come with any instructions and Mishimoto never got back to me on my questions. But now that it's in, my coolant needle doesn't budge more than a milimeter. So another :thumbup: for Mishimoto radiators. saw your setup today I like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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