i got my cooler yesterday....its got a fan and its decent size...will this be satifactory for full hydro??
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first small step in full hydro complete
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buler??buler??
I think so, especially with the fan.
good im glad i was kinda wondering but i had to jump on it for the price i got it for
Mine is about that size, I don't have a fan but its mounted in front of the radiator so I'm sure it has air being pulled past it. It cools my system very well.
i hooked the fan up to my battery when i got it just to make sure it works and it moves ALOT of air...ive bought the cheapest part now for the expensive stuff..
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Looks good way over kill. You will like your hydro steering when done I know I sure do.
I don't even have a cooler on mine.
In a nut shell here is what I know/have been told.
Less restriction is always a good thing. When doing full hydro the pump suction line needs to be 24" or less and minimum of -10. Pressure line to the orbital can be -6 but -8 is prefered. Pressure lines to the Ram should be -6 and the return from the orbital to the resivior should be -8.
Run the system without a cooler at first. If the fluid exceeds 190 degrees easily then you will want to plumb a cooler into the return line. It should not be a stacked plate cooler but instead a fin and tube cooler or straight through design. The tube and fitting size of the cooler should be at least -8 size if not larger.
There was a lot of time spent on the phone with Howe when I did my system 4 years ago and it has paid off for me big time. I have their full system and have yet to find a major flaw.
I sometimes want a bit more pressure out of the pump and could get it with a simple change but it is not important enough to me to take the pump out and work on it.
Howe also pushes to use their fluid OR GM power steering fluid. I use the GM stuff and love it as well.
There is your full hydro info from me.
In a nut shell here is what I know/have been told.
Less restriction is always a good thing. When doing full hydro the pump suction line needs to be 24" or less and minimum of -10. Pressure line to the orbital can be -6 but -8 is prefered. Pressure lines to the Ram should be -6 and the return from the orbital to the resivior should be -8.
Run the system without a cooler at first. If the fluid exceeds 190 degrees easily then you will want to plumb a cooler into the return line. It should not be a stacked plate cooler but instead a fin and tube cooler or straight through design. The tube and fitting size of the cooler should be at least -8 size if not larger.
There was a lot of time spent on the phone with Howe when I did my system 4 years ago and it has paid off for me big time. I have their full system and have yet to find a major flaw.
I sometimes want a bit more pressure out of the pump and could get it with a simple change but it is not important enough to me to take the pump out and work on it.
Howe also pushes to use their fluid OR GM power steering fluid. I use the GM stuff and love it as well.
There is your full hydro info from me.
great info one last question though...
do you have howe's website or contact...i have tried to get in touch with sean at pos 4 times now with no reply...so its either howe,psc or chucks trucks...
do you have howe's website or contact...i have tried to get in touch with sean at pos 4 times now with no reply...so its either howe,psc or chucks trucks...
Howes website
http://www.howeperformance.com/rockcrawling.html
I highly recommend Howe but you will pay for the name as well.
PSC is good stuff and that is what Stephen is running on Wally
Stations stuff is good as well.
You won't go wrong with using one of those three
http://www.howeperformance.com/rockcrawling.html
I highly recommend Howe but you will pay for the name as well.
PSC is good stuff and that is what Stephen is running on Wally
Stations stuff is good as well.
You won't go wrong with using one of those three
-hijack anyone have experience with Nowak industries? They use smaller diameter, dual rams for their steering systems. Here's a pic of their setup:
i tried to find a website for them but with no sucess
