FD V-Mount Pics Up

fritts · 03-06-2008, 08:23 PM

I am glad someone commented on the cradle mount of the V-mount. I am dead set against hard mounting a radiator, to me its just asking for a failure. Almost any vehicle you find on the road does not hard mount a radiator and there are reasons behind it. We are using a fairly hard foam rubber to cradle the radiator. The top radiator hold downs will actually squeeze the radiator and keep it from moving/vibrating, within reason. We have no plans to support AC based on the complexity and the heat exchanger blocking airflow. The fans that are used are not the stock units. With the stock fans thickness and using a cross-flow radiator did not lend themselves well for the way we mounted the radiator.

Thanks for the comments

03-06-2008, 08:23 PM	#6
fritts The Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ossian, In Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	I am glad someone commented on the cradle mount of the V-mount. I am dead set against hard mounting a radiator, to me its just asking for a failure. Almost any vehicle you find on the road does not hard mount a radiator and there are reasons behind it. We are using a fairly hard foam rubber to cradle the radiator. The top radiator hold downs will actually squeeze the radiator and keep it from moving/vibrating, within reason. We have no plans to support AC based on the complexity and the heat exchanger blocking airflow. The fans that are used are not the stock units. With the stock fans thickness and using a cross-flow radiator did not lend themselves well for the way we mounted the radiator. Thanks for the comments __________________ 1993 RX-7 E85 WWW.DESIGNENGINEERINGWORKS.COM V-Mount Kits, Toe Hooks, Bumper Panels, Coil Relocation kits, Haltech Dealer.