I know this topics been covered before but basically im looking at a forge front mount with pipework however i want to know if it will fit with my standard bumper, i dont want to cut gaping holes etc , i need it to look like it grew there.
I know this topics been covered before but basically im looking at a forge front mount with pipework however i want to know if it will fit with my standard bumper, i dont want to cut gaping holes etc , i need it to look like it grew there.
have a look on forges website panty sniffer!
Have you seen the fitting instructions for the Forge front mount on the 5? Unprofessional comes to mind. Not to mention Forge make pretty **** qaulity parts. Intercooler cores don't cool sufficiently and their actuators are pretty piss poor too.
hey calm down there love, i have forge parts on my car, cant complainOriginally Posted by Adam L
Well that's put me off buying their alloy radiator.
Put it this way... Their actuators are detachable, to replace the **** diaphrams they use, says alot really.
Forge and Collins are the only actuators i've seen leak when I test them, this is next to 20+ year old standard Renault 5 actuators, which still hold their pressure.
indeed, show me a serious racer that uses either of those pieces of junk
I'd rate them in the same league as Pace Products; ie,
I have fitted the Megane 2 Turbo IC behind the grill. It was not easy but cools well and the car has its original look. Do not have to modify the original bumper.
Hmm, might not be so good for radiator efficiency though...
I have the radiator from a R5 Diesel. It is 8cm wider. Cools perfectly.
I've got forge fmic on my car. Pile of **** is an understatement.
Air charge temps are poor on boost and cooling recovery is ****e.
I've squeezed an intercooler behind the oe grill and run an oe gtt rad and have no problrms with coolant cooling although oil goes through an oil cooler.
http://emob252.photobucket.com/album...ntercooler.jpg
chris ska fidos got a raider has got this to fit behind oe bumper although the oe bumper rear had to have a little skim to fit
http://emob252.photobucket.com/album...R5/Mounted.jpg
http://emob252.photobucket.com/album.../Photo0112.jpg
like the look of this oneI have fitted the Megane 2 Turbo IC behind the grill. It was not easy but cools well and the car has its original look. Do not have to modify the original bumper.
On track?
Haven't tried yet on track. Only a bit hill climbing in the summer (30 degrees). But it was perfect. (it was never so good before)
The surface is 25% bigger than the std. (thickness is the same) And it was not too expensive.
ive actually just sold a megane intercooler on ebay like 2 days ago, hmm ill manage to get it to fit i think.
If you would try to fit it I can help you.
It is not easy. You need a 1cm shorter belt. Have to cut from the actuator upper holder, have to modify a bit the driver side bonnet holder....
Campus pulley and belt matey :wink: I run a similar run to you and use the campus partsIf you would try to fit it I can help you.
It is not easy. You need a 1cm shorter belt. Have to cut from the actuator upper holder, have to modify a bit the driver side bonnet holder....
its cool, ive actually already sold that intercooler
How aboyt this one?Is it efficient enough?
http://www.proalloy.co.uk/cgi-bin/si...35&id=proalloy
Places the rad way to close to the engine for my liking
mine has a forge fmic, seems ok but dont have an inlet temp gauge to tell how effcient it is, am also going to remove some of the cross member so its sits further in and i can run a standard bumper
http://www.renault5gtturbo.com/forum...php?f=2&t=6039
didnt know they did an r5 diesel? where did you get the rad from?
Here in Hungary nearly all the bigger auto parts shops sells them. I have bought a nissens one. It was about 80-90£ new. But it doesn't have an oil cooler in it.
Is this the diesel rad your talking about? anyone know if this fits ok?
http://www.radiatorshop.net/store.ph...on=show_detail
Exactly.
You have to lengthen the upper radiator water hose.
And it won't fit with a std. intercooler.
Cheers Jimmy.
ive tried both the extra van 1.9d rad and the clio 1.9d rad, the clio one is smaller that the extra van one. they both cool ok but you have to do abit of chopping and triming of bits to get them to fit snug.
regarding the intercooler, mine is pretty big you can see here it CAN be angled to fit behind the front bumper, i just couldnt be bothered messing around to much so i chopped the bumper[abit too much
The R5 1.6D rad is different as I know.ive tried both the extra van 1.9d rad and the clio 1.9d rad, the clio one is smaller that the extra van one. they both cool ok but you have to do abit of chopping and triming of bits to get them to fit snug.
regarding the intercooler, mine is pretty big you can see here it CAN be angled to fit behind the front bumper, i just couldnt be bothered messing around to much so i chopped the bumper[abit too much
As I remember it fits perfectly. No modification needed for the fitting.
Has anyone ever fitted gt tunings fmic and still used the standard front bumper with some cutting etc???
Jim
mmm not sure on the pressure drop across those coolers. Again its a factory cooler designed for 8-10 psi. Got rid of by the 225 crew in favour of a (dare i say it) forge unit.like the look of this one
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