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Old 17-02-2013, 09:12 AM
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I'm just wondering if waterless coolants remove the requirement for a header tank? Could I have my rad modified to have a filler cap and bin the header tank? That would free up room on the inner wing to route pipe work .
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There would certainly be LESS need for an expansion tank but MORE than no need you could almost certainly have a much smaller one giving you more room around were it used to be! You might get away with something the size of a rubik's cube! and could probably be almost inline with the pipe work some where!
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Originally Posted by Brendan
There would certainly be LESS need for an expansion tank but MORE than no need you could almost certainly have a much smaller one giving you more room around were it used to be! You might get away with something the size of a rubik's cube! and could probably be almost inline with the pipe work some where!
Cheers Brendan, I was hoping to hear that.
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Have a look at lexus is200 rads (dimensions) see if there any good to you they have a filler cap built in and you could do away with header

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Originally Posted by Brendan
There would certainly be LESS need for an expansion tank but MORE than no need you could almost certainly have a much smaller one giving you more room around were it used to be! You might get away with something the size of a rubik's cube! and could probably be almost inline with the pipe work some where!
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Have a look at lexus is200 rads (dimensions) see if there any good to you they have a filler cap built in and you could do away with header

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I've got a new Pro alloy rad and my pal owns Allo Racing Fabrications so he can mod it. I'll have a look, cheers
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