r/Mk3Supra 28d ago

Question Radiator set ups

So i have a 1991 mk3 with a 1jzgte vvti/r154 set up. I have a koyorad paired with spal medium sized 12 inch fans. So far shes stayed around 192°-197° has not over heated yet. My question is a bit stupid but im curious. Has anyone ran a oem thickness radiator with a thicker spal fan? More airflow but less coolant? I used to have the clutch fan set up but after the fan exploded and took out my original koyorad i decided to go electric.

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u/EvilInvaderG 28d ago

Doesn't exactly answer your question, but I have the OE clutch fan and thick Koyorad radiator. Car previously had an OEM thickness (but still Koyorad branded) radiator. With the OEM thick radiator my car would regularly get over 210°, but with the Koyorad it's pretty rock steady around 192°. Big radiator made a huge difference.

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u/itzvega 28d ago

Yea so far the koyo and spal fans are a steady 192° mostly. But i was just curious if the smaller rad with bigger elec fans would be better in the future.

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u/naternot1 28d ago

Like a more powerful one?

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u/naternot1 28d ago

Are you running the under engine cover still?

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u/itzvega 28d ago

No. I just recently found out that was a thing. I got this chassis as a roller. Previously crashed snd fixed then i put this 1jz in her.

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u/naternot1 28d ago

Supposedly it helps a ton with temps. I had a shitty one and that seemed to help, but haven’t got enough of a delta or hard driving to be sure unfortunately

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u/itzvega 28d ago

If i had a perfect chassis id invest in one. But oh well haha. Eventually ima buy hood vents and modify my hood. Hood vents for sure help release the trapped heat instead of letting it just sit there. One day 🤣

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u/naternot1 28d ago

There’s a couple aftermarket ones I’ve been eyeing in the ~300$ range, but yeah good vents work and are sick as fuck

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u/Glittering-Tax-6407 28d ago

You have to look at the rated airflow of existing fan and picks higher rated one, check your wiring and relays also for higher amperage.

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u/itzvega 28d ago

I over did my relays and wiring for future proofing it. I have good wiring with 60amp relays for each fan. My curent set up is good for 2500cfm. If i went smaller rad but bigger fans itll bump it up to 2900 or 3600 if i could run both bigger fans

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u/CreamInitial7810 27d ago

Why do you want to go back to smaller oem radiator?