supercharger hood liner clearence

[tom4bren]

Here's an old thread on a radiator upgrade. Kinda on the pricey end but ... the stock radiator is NOT designed to handle the added heat of S/C. Upgrading the radiator is usually part of the S/C install process.

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...light=radiator

There was a thread about a year ago with someone selling an aftermarket radiator but I couldn't find it & can't remember who was selling.

[WormGod]

Here's an old thread on a radiator upgrade. Kinda on the pricey end but ... the stock radiator is NOT designed to handle the added heat of S/C. Upgrading the radiator is usually part of the S/C install process.

Hmmm, I am calling shenanigans. Upgrading the cooling system on larger units perhaps, yes, but ours is, in all actuality, a baby S/C. It's like when you get hot in bed, you kick off the covers. In this case, simply take out the hood liner. Just let it breathe.

My VX hardly gets much hotter than it was before. 5psi is nothing to write home about but the added boost does not equate to so much more heat that further cooling is needed. I am on the same (even if it is the second one) factory rad everyone else has and even with teh A/C on, my VX doesn't come close to being the same mythical sauna you all are talking about, heh. Don't believe the hype.

[tom4bren]

"5psi is nothing to write home about but the added boost does not equate to so much more heat that further cooling is needed."

Maybe this issue is synonomous with the '3" lift & CV boot eating' issue. Some get away with it ... some don't. I'm not S/C'd so I'm just talkin out my arse.

Spitfire is more informed today than he was yesterday so it was good to present both sides.

Remove the hood liner. If that doesn't fix the problem ... start looking at a rad upgrade.

[Ldub]

Oh DRAT...when I read the title, I thought you were selling these CHEAP.

My insulating blanket has been gone for some time, I also cut a hole in my hood/insert for heat extraction...

In stop & go Moab trail traffic, (90+ deg. ambient air temp. Many times, more stop than go) I've never seen engine temp. over 218 degrees.