Cooling Plate

[tys]

hi everyone.i have the opurtunity to buy a cooling plate.does anybody have one on their car?if so what your opinion about them and are they worth the money?

[sparkystav]

A cooling plate for what?

Your ice cream on the dash or something? lol

Seriously though, whats it for?

Stav

[Bazza]

a cooling plate to direct air into the radiator is a worthwhile addition

looks good and does actually serve a purpose :)

[tys]

lol.basicaly it block the gap between the rad and the engine bay by sitting above where the horns are.its supposed to stop the warm air from the rad getting into the induction pipe.bt im no expert lol.

[sparkystav]

Ah one of them!

Yeah for the right price they're good. What colour is it?

Stav

[tys]

stainless steel so it a bit shiney.£95 for a new one.too much?

[sparkystav]

To me yeah its a bit expensive, but if your prepared to buy it at that price.

Stav

[tys]

i think its a bit pricey 2.im tryin 2 find ways of stopping heat soak via my induction kit.atm it realy hot.i have 2x 4inch cold air feed supplying it bt they from underneath the car.doe ne1 have any ideas?

[CIJ]

I got mine off the monster for a £10'er lol

[aaronabbott]

any pics?

[84Stoney]

I'm a little confused. Does it direct air to the radiator? Or direct cool air to the induction? Like an air scoop. I think I could do with something "feeding" my induction kit somehow, it just sucks from around the back of the headlight.

Photos would be great if you can find them, as I really don't know quite what you mean!

[CIJ]

Give me 10mins to find the camera!

[DJ Wozza]

10 minutes ? Your time keeping sux

[CIJ]

the batt needed a slight charge too lol

[CIJ]

any pics?

[tys]

the pic makes me really want a cooling plate!!lol.bt i think £95 is 2 much.does anyone want 2 get rid of theirs?

[Dave-Ellen]

Thats one of mine.............................you've seen..................its not a cheap chinese copy buy a genuine C-One item..............

[tys]

i knw its a c-one bt it 2 pricey.lol.bt it does look nice.mayb one day!

[DJ Wozza]

didn't you do your own as well Dave ? I was gonna buy one but couldn't find it :o

[Gord]

didn't you do your own as well Dave ? I was gonna buy one but couldn't find it :o

Yes he did Wozza, think he sold out of them mate :D

[DJ Wozza]

ahhh that would be why then lol

[Tango]

Can see it working well with the normal intake, but if you have an aftermarket intake/cone filter it would have the opposite effect as it would force all the air through the radiator i.e. all air would be warm without the cooler air that would normally bypass the rad header.

[Bazza]

Can see it working well with the normal intake, but if you have an aftermarket intake/cone filter it would have the opposite effect as it would force all the air through the radiator i.e. all air would be warm without the cooler air that would normally bypass the rad header.

thats the idea !

its nothing to do with the intake, its there to direct incoming air through the radiator, and keeping cooler water temperatures

without it, the incoming air takes the route with the least resistance, that being around and above the radiator

[Tango]

Can see it working well with the normal intake, but if you have an aftermarket intake/cone filter it would have the opposite effect as it would force all the air through the radiator i.e. all air would be warm without the cooler air that would normally bypass the rad header.

thats the idea !

its nothing to do with the intake, its there to direct incoming air through the radiator, and keeping cooler water temperatures

without it, the incoming air takes the route with the least resistance, that being around and above the radiator

But will this reduce the amount of cold air avaialble to a standard intake (like the one shown in the pic)?

[coolrides]

get yourself a piece of sheet aluminium and make one, polish it and laquere it an bobs your uncle.