Well, I started another 'test' project to see how this would work -- don't get mad, but, this is a Roush Intercooler Tank:
Its for the cough: mustang cough: but, it does 2 things I like:
- Allows me to see fluid movement and level
- Gives me over 1/2 gallon (and about a pint over that) of fluid just in the tank!
So I purchased the tank and cap using a Black Friday deal (20%) from a Mustang site. Once it came in, I knew it is what I was looking for.
Anyway, here is what it looks like on the car (I'll be building a permanent bracket later once I know this will do what I want). I only had to trim the locating tab (at the bottom) and apply heat shielding (just to be safe):
You can really tell the difference in size (the hose outlets were 3/4 and have a metal fitting inside each hose outlet to keep from crushing the inlet/outlet tubes):
I also put heat shielding on the bottom and anywhere heat may get to the reservoir (don't want it to heat the coolant). Overall, I like it -- I pinched the existing coolant hoses from the SC Line and first Varimax pump (like I did the radiator hose) and just remove the older reservoir and mounting bracket. Didn't have to change the original hoses positions at all, just fabbed up a new hose configuration for the bottom outlet and plug it right in!
I can really see the coolant, its level, and how fast its moving -- really like that! I am still running 100% distilled and just 1 cap-full of Water Wetter (foams too much if you put a lot in -- pumps won't prime right).
Only down side is the #1 plug -- I'll have to lift the tank to get to it -- not a huge issue (as the other reservoir was in the way of #5)... Just part of where I had to put this big reservoir -- I'm OK with that.
Yes, it does clear the hood when closed (even with the Hex Vents) -- I knew you were going to ask
So, I also ordered my new plates -- got them on too:
So anyway...
Happy New Year:
-Don