Radiator for Honda engined Elise/Exige

[Supercharged]

Hi guys...

Just wondering if any of you have got K20A engined Elises or Exiges and what radiators are you using, standard or uprated, and how do they cope temperature wise out on track?

Rough dimensions of the rad would also be useful...


Cheers!

[jamwill79]

Mines uprated and is made by proalloy I think. You might be able to check the spec on their website. I think Eliseparts sell the same one.

Don't know exactly how they compare temperature-wise to the standard ones though.

[bogie]

the std radiator is just fine...as long as it lasts..they tend to blow their end caps after a few years.

Just replace with an ally one from Eliseparts if (when) the original breaks - theres no need at all to have bigger radiators etc for Honda on track...you need an oil cooler, not an uprated radiator.

The coolant temp on the Honda barely ever budges from 84-86 ...even after 20 mins on track...its not flawed like the old K series

[4pot]

I'm another for the alloy option. Mine runs between 74c - 83c. You can run the standard but you still have the same end cap issues.

Edited by 4pot on Thursday 30th August 21:28

[S Works]

I have an alloy one. Regardless of engine, I think they're worth it in the long run, given that pretty much *all* standard ones seem to blow the end-caps at one point or another.

[Supercharged]

Thanks for the help guys!

Where's the cheapest place to buy eliseparts.com?

Has anyone got rough dimensions for the standard rad need to get an idea how well it will fit...

Its not actually going into an Elise or Exige, its just I'll be using a similar set up K20A in the rear, radiator at the front.

[S Works]

Call Proalloy, they'll sort you out. About the same price as Eliseparts IIRC and can custom make to your spec if you really want.