id say there wicked in traffic,i had 1 ages ago and worked perfectly but im not sure what they would be like with big power cause i asked this question not long ago and got no real answer,but for around 200hp and to be used in traffic id say they are good

 

i have one and they r excellent for everyday use and especially in traffic, i would recomend buddy

 

From what i've read (never had one myself) they are good up to the point where the water gets hot and then a FMIC leaves them standing.

 

i think its in the traffic were it runs best,coolers are more for an open road

 

cool thank very much!

I suppose if it runs out of cooling ability a bigger rad and pump would help thing out.

Rob,

 

yh i have a bigger rad on mine mate and summer coolant in the system and works excellent

 

When I had mine I used the windscreen washer bottle as its reservoir so it had a good few litres of water to play with rather than the pissy little tank that comes with it, then used there tank as my washer bottle. Never had any heat issues after that but I wasnt really running a big spec. (bayjoo chip, cooler, filter and exhaust back then)

 

I had one



Even when i added the 2nd water radiator it still couldnt keep the ACT's below 50 deg.

Biggest waste of money i have ever spent on the car.

 

ah..... spanner and works sound right.

bad experience maybe? or all like this. im under 200 brake and have a hole in my inter cooler lol.

Rob,

 

50deg is terrible!! I dont see above 38deg @ 20psi, 5th gear, WOT, ambient 25deg.

 

Big fmic will be far better.

 

For the money you will be spending on a intercooler you will get an excellent full front mount intercooler, when you up the power of your car you will need one of these anyway, do it right the first time and save yourself the money.

 

Exactly Karlos, i got AVA to make me a an intercooler which never saw above 25deg

 

25deg!!! Fuck me thats impressive!! Unless it's the middle of winter lol!

 

Had the inetercooler for over 4 years, tested in the coldest days and the warmest days.

 

that ava cooler was the bollox,retains std boost hoses and fan and has plenty airflow to the rad,plus the fact its single pass with no pressure loss,top cooler,wish id went for one when alan was tryin to blag me one instead of the grs which was a pain to fit and couldnt maintain my boost at high rpm

 

does look a decent cooler

 

you say fit a bigger radiator but from wat and how much better is it as i got a alloy rad and i swear it makes it hotter under the bonnet !!!!

 

Alloy rads do not cool as well as copper rads

 

Hes talking about fitting a bigger radiator to the charge cooler

 

oh sorry got confused

 

can you still get new copper rads and where from

 

Ford, any motorfactors, etc...
Ebay..http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-MK...d=p3286.c0.m14

 

cheers karlos just a question but wy are the copper ones better ?

 

go to any radiator specialist and aslong as your end tanks are ok a recore will cost about £100 - no need to buy a brand new one

 

Quite simple really it's just that copper dissipates/transfers heat better than ally! lol

 

Bought a Pace Charge Cooler a while ago with 2 pre radiators. However I've had bigger cups of coffee than the water tank reservior pace give you.

I've had a 20l tank made up and put in the boot and along with all the pipework I'm hoping that this will see some decent ACT's.

I will let you know how I get on - when I finally get it on the road in the next couple of days.