Has anyone used this combo? My rad is leaking and I'm looking to replace it with a Mishimoto Z3M unit. I know they are popular with the v8 swaps but they have a little more space to work with in front of the motor. I plan to run a ton of track time in the car and haven't had any significant cooling issues so far but the needle does start to rise slightly in mid-summer autocrosses.
Current rad has a 1.57" thick core, the Z3M mishimoto is 2.4" thick. Space starts to get pretty tight around the waterpump nut but I've got one of those gimicky TMS nuts on the pulley cause they chucked it in an order for free, I can easily save 1/2" there by removing it.
Fan is a 16" spal pusher, no puller. No AC, no power steering, only the water pump nut and crank bolt look to be potential hazards. Engine mounts are AKG swap poly and the trans are Rogue with the cups.
EDIT: Verified that with the stupid nut removed I have 1.50" space between current rad and both the crank bolt and the WP. The new rad is 0.83" thicker and leaves me with 0.67" space if I make the upgrade. Is this enough?
Current rad has a 1.57" thick core, the Z3M mishimoto is 2.4" thick. Space starts to get pretty tight around the waterpump nut but I've got one of those gimicky TMS nuts on the pulley cause they chucked it in an order for free, I can easily save 1/2" there by removing it.
Fan is a 16" spal pusher, no puller. No AC, no power steering, only the water pump nut and crank bolt look to be potential hazards. Engine mounts are AKG swap poly and the trans are Rogue with the cups.
EDIT: Verified that with the stupid nut removed I have 1.50" space between current rad and both the crank bolt and the WP. The new rad is 0.83" thicker and leaves me with 0.67" space if I make the upgrade. Is this enough?
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