col cos1

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and this engine is up for sale for £8k???????????????????????


wouldnt like to think what the act`s are being right above the rad

fair dues its behind the grill rather than the headlight but na not for me..

xr4x4rs

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i would of thought it would be better in some ways

seen a lot of cossies with the filter like that

afte all they are getting a better colder feed from behind th egrill than they would from behind the headlight

also rad rad temps wouldnt cause that much bother as they would be at a resonable temp unlike stuck next to the same side as a turbo

Stavros

decent position IMO

wirralphil

a1's fiesta has the filter like doesn't it?

Ginge !

nothing wrong with that

think you need to stop reading books and spend more time using your car, so many people read the idea behind stuff and run away when others do stuff different to the "norm"

sometimes it works and then the same people PREACH about the shite idea they seen all that time ago

think how hot a turbo manifold and housing gets,,,, thats more covered and i bet thats a colder part of the engine if tested with a prob than where the airfilter goes normally when its in traffic after a serious ragging

thats before you think of airflow

GARETH T

as soon as the car is moving you can forget about the radiators convection heat

GARETH T

what you on about ginge?

Rhys

Ginge !

gareth im on about people who look at stuff and then give reasons why it dont work based on what they been told before even trying it or thinking about it

happens soo much on here

just like when jim was watching a lap of davecos4x4 saying hes taking all the wrong lines and hes all over he place to get a quicker time than jim got in his more powerfull M3 who took all the right lines

you gonna get me you never seen people coment about about cars and argue what dont work,,,,, when its actually not a bad idea THEN they recomend that idea once they tried it or a famous person in the game does it

im sure this was also done years ago with people claiming zetecs dont rev and thats why cvh's are better engines and will create more power

or im sure i even remember people saying how good ke jet management is and cossie management is pointless aslong as people can set it up right

theres loads of examples and it seems people follow like sheep and dont try things to see what works

who would have thought some cars are more fun with less power than the most powerfull cars when used everyday ?

GARETH T

Gordon Murray?

my point was,,, i read alot of books,,, and i didnt jump to any wrong concusions so your point was viod

K.Goa

anyway, having the filter there is FOOOOCKIN ugly and should not be considered!

Ginge !

thats cause you have a logical view on things and test stuff also rather than listen to what you have been told

think people would have learned when the smart people told the everyone the world was flat,,,,, but no we still listen to people and are to afraid to think diferent


as for it being ugley there,,,,,, ITS A FUCKING FORD SIERRA,,,, not quite the same sexy looks as a ascari to start of with IMO

col cos1

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if you read my post i said yes it would get more forced air being behind the grill,rather than the headlight

i know the turbo and manifold can glow red hot and obviously will get higher temp than the rad

but realistically that doesnt look like its in front of the intercooler??????????????????????

so therefore a waste of time if its behind it dont you think??

and i am having to sheild my airbox side on due to having the front cut off it and it takes in heat from my rad

rapidcossie

Not strictly true Gareth..

When testing my car on the rollers, convected heat from my rad was causing probs until we sheilded the air box.

col cos1

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like this yes but not where it is on that engine??

Ginge !

colcos,,, what actual difference does it really mate to the act's and the power of the car,,,, specially considering you live in scotland

i can see why when sitting in traffic on a summers day,,,, but thats it tbh

col cos1

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act`s up=power down....since ive been running t4 on my car it runs a bit hotter than a t35,to the point where even although a cossie has bonnet vents,right above my turbo the paint is starting to crack with the heat mate

and the amount of runs my car has had on the rollers last time i was at ava,must of been on them for 2.5 hours and trying diffrent things with my old induction kit moved up and out of the way i got another 10bhp................................so thats why ive went back to airbox and modified it