MY Heater core size??

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:09 pm

Does anyone happen to know the size of an MY heater core when it's been removed from the car??

Dave

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:13 pm

I might be over at my place working on WackyBug tomorrow arvo....it's old heater core should be close at hand - I will have a look.
If it's what your after you can have first dibs on it too

BaronVonChickenPants · Post by **BaronVonChickenPants** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:08 am

Including hose fittings:
L: 230mm
H: 175mm
D: 65mm

Jordan.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:24 pm

Might take u up on that if it's sitting around Andrew.

BVCP ya recon i could mount one infront of my radiator to cool the intercooler coolant.

Dave

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:31 pm

ye i reckon that would work its gonna wrk as a radiator i think a lib 1 might b a bit bigger which would cool it betta

BaronVonChickenPants · Post by **BaronVonChickenPants** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:33 pm

With enough effort you probably could but in my opinion it is to thick and too dense to provide effective cooling.

I think you would do better with something thinner with a larger frontal surface area, like an air conditioning heat exchanger, I wouldnt expect that you would need anything huge though with the relatively low boost you are running.

Jordan.

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:33 pm

Hm I think it might be okay, enough heat seems to come out of them in the cabin, but I spose it has a fan helping things along.
Subarino I dug out the MY one tonight, its there if you want it. I also have several Lib ones on hand for comparison.

**edit - you can also join two or three heater cores together to expand cooling capacity, place them in different places around the front of the car - maybe even in the wheel well like some cars have them?

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:37 pm

i managed to get my wreck's air con thingy radiator (mental blank on the name) in one piece, maybe that could work. else its going in the bin.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:06 pm

Well this is what i would need to be perfect... something about 3cm thick x 10cm heigh and 50cm long. Obviously it can be smaller than that but not larger.

This is if i want to go with one large heat exchanger. There could be other options going with this heater core idea.

Dave