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  Topic: Boiling Coolant/Water
sslim

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PostForum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays   Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:34 pm   Subject: Boiling Coolant/Water
sorry for the late update, haven't gotten a chance to go to the track yet.

so far did 2 trips to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (700km per roundtrip), non stop driving averaging 4-6k rpm on 5th gear (140- ...
  Topic: Boiling Coolant/Water
sslim

Replies: 27
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PostForum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays   Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 7:48 pm   Subject: Boiling Coolant/Water
Hi

For the best cooling just use water. Antifreeze will make it overheat more.

How has the radiator been removed? For example if you just ran the radiator pipe from the thermostat back to the wa ...
  Topic: Boiling Coolant/Water
sslim

Replies: 27
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PostForum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays   Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 7:19 pm   Subject: Boiling Coolant/Water

How has the radiator been removed? For example if you just ran the radiator pipe from the thermostat back to the water pump then a large amount of coolant is just going to flow around without ever g ...
  Topic: 15" wheels on 33 16v Qv
sslim

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PostForum: Boxer Workshop   Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:42 pm   Subject: Re: offsets
"I have 7x15" OZ Superleggeras ET 35 on my 33 16v Permanent 4, also friend of mine had 33 1.5 i.e with Momo 7x15 et 35mm rims. 195/50/15 tires
We both had problems with rear tire and even rim rubbing ...
  Topic: vented discs for alfa 33 1.7
sslim

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PostForum: Boxer Workshop   Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:28 pm   Subject: Re: brand of disc
on my 33 1.7 16v SW, i am using tarox G88 disc and their fast road pads, absolutely fantastic stuff but not cheap tho.

i bring the car to the track almost every month, bites hard, never experience ...
  Topic: Boiling Coolant/Water
sslim

Replies: 27
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PostForum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays   Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:20 pm   Subject: Boiling Coolant/Water
ok now i am a little confused with the antifreeze thing, let me see if i can get this right .........

since water is best for cooling, wouldn't more antifreeze/less water cause the car to heat up f ...
  Topic: Boiling Coolant/Water
sslim

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PostForum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays   Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:13 pm   Subject: Boiling Coolant/Water
i had tried just pure water with 1-2 bottles of waterwetter and still has the same problem Crying or Very sad ........ my car is stock standard, just an upgraded chip that's all
  Topic: Boiling Coolant/Water
sslim

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PostForum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays   Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 8:09 pm   Subject: Boiling Coolant/Water
"Not sure, but one suggestion is to leave the heater on full when you are on the track. It is probably well worth cleaning the radiator out. For a first attempt you can try back flushing it yourself, ...
  Topic: Boiling Coolant/Water
sslim

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PostForum: Motorsport, Racing & Trackdays   Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2003 5:33 am   Subject: Boiling Coolant/Water
each time after running about 5-6 hot laps on the race track (constant redlining on every gear), my temp will go up to 90-100 degree, start boiling and lose coolant/water. have to go back to pits, coo ...
  Topic: 15" wheels on 33 16v Qv
sslim

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PostForum: Boxer Workshop   Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:59 pm   Subject: Re: Offsets
you are right. Mr. Green

original 33 14" wheels are 39mm offset, and the rear tyres are already quite close to rubbing the suspension.

so you can't run the 15" 145QV wheels with 49.5mm offset. ...
 
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