Originally Posted by purple_fiesta
82° Thermostat
Cossie Fan Switch
Whats diffrence between normal escort RS items?
The 82° Thermostat opens 6° earlier than the standard one. This gives the water a better chance of keeping cool.
The Cossie fan switch turns the fans on slightly earlier.
Originally Posted by timturbo
christian how essential is havin rad recored and how much and where can you get it done?
I would say out of all those things, the recored rad is the most significant. I use a local place, they are certainly not cheap though, but I use them because they are tried and tested. Their recores are well over £100 though (£130odd I think).
I imagine you will have somewhere local to you that can do a good quality recore.
Originally Posted by Trist
Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
Originally Posted by Trist
Where can I get all that stuff Christian and Beccy said.
is it actually worth it for a car that is 186bhp and no plans for any more, would I not be better off just putting normal items on??
No, power is largely irrelevant when it comes to water cooling. Think about it, these cars over-heat at low speeds.
I can supply the Thermostat. Everything else is fairly straight-forward and readily available.
sorry i ment normal items as in intercooler and fan, is there a need for an intercooler that size for that power?
Sorry for the misunderstanding. The standard RST Intercooler is only really any good for 12-13psi, after that the air temps will rise to the point where the ECU retards the timing, killing the power off. Unfortunately, any Intercooler worth having is a full front-mount, so blocks off flow to the radiator. If you stay with a standard Intercooler, then the standard fan will be OK, but once you decrease the amount of air-flow to the radiator, you will need to increase the fan set-up.
Does that make more sense?
