[supraturbo1987]

Anyone bought one of these? Quite a bit less than all others out there...

It's an eBay cooling plate

 

[67m]

lazer cut, looks like it fits well... kinda a no brainer

still kinda expensive for a chunk of steel tho

 

[supraturbo1987]

For sure...I agree it is expensive...but considerably less than all others out there and I don;t have what it takes to make my own

 

[mal]

You do realize mvpmotorsports sells the DME one for the same price.

*EDIT* Actually 4 dollars cheaper.

 

[supraturbo1987]

You do realize mvpmotorsports sells the DME one for the same price.

*EDIT* Actually 4 dollars cheaper.

I thought I had seen that somewhere...thanks for pointing it out!

 

[94RZ]

It's a bit of metal, as long as it fits, which it seems to, it's fine. One thing I noticed with these was that it was very difficult to keep clear of finger prints. In the end I decided to sell it and get one of the wrap around carbon ones that fits over the radiator supports.

 

[bodilx6]

I wouldn't.. There is a reason that Toyota didn't put some plastic there to duct the air. I'm guessing engine bay temp or maybe some preassue zone thing.

 

[Kracin]

I wouldn't.. There is a reason that Toyota didn't put some plastic there to duct the air. I'm guessing engine bay temp or maybe some preassue zone thing.

any reason you are saying that having an extra piece to direct air flow is bad? because factual data has proven to help with cooling by adding a plate to help direct air through the radiator and not above it.

 

[supratwins]

Anyone bought one of these? Quite a bit less than all others out there...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyo...rQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_500wt_1182

Maybe you need to read the forum rules about posting "Fleabay" links as your not a newbie. :gtfoslap:

You do realize mvpmotorsports sells the DME one for the same price.

*EDIT* Actually 4 dollars cheaper.

Bingo!Yeah it's called getting a good deal and supporting the forum vendors.

 

[supraturbo1987]

Maybe you need to read the forum rules about posting "Fleabay" links as your not a newbie. :gtfoslap:




Bingo!Yeah it's called getting a good deal and supporting the forum vendors.

Youre right, my bad. Fixed. Bought at MVP.

 

[94RZ]

I wouldn't.. There is a reason that Toyota didn't put some plastic there to duct the air. I'm guessing engine bay temp or maybe some preassue zone thing.

Toyota also didn't put a giant FMIC completely blocking off direct air flow to the radiator and condensor. This helps direct air back that the FMIC took away.

 

[94RZ]

Maybe you need to read the forum rules about posting "Fleabay" links as your not a newbie. :gtfoslap:

Irony.

 

[Zatara]

I wouldn't.. There is a reason that Toyota didn't put some plastic there to duct the air. I'm guessing engine bay temp or maybe some preassue zone thing.

Um yes they did. There is a plastic duct that runs from the top of the bumper mouth to the top of the rad support. I am stripping my 94 tt and the plastic piece is still there. When you go Front Mount you need to remove the plastic piece, therefore it is smart finding another way to direct air into the rad/front mount.

Art

 

[RogueSupra]

^ beat me to it...

 

[FLINTSTONESKID]

i have these done myself off of one that i designed...............

and powdercoated, installed on my car..............

 

[Spdwrx_buffa]

josh's piece is great. perfect fitment and all gaps are perfect! as with almost all cooling plates the over flow needs to moved or modded. i just cut and shaved my bracket and wala! amazing piece

 

[94RZ]

You can either remove the plate to fill the overflow bottle, which is a bit of a pain, or replace/relocate it. A lot of people were using Honda ones, because they are small, and mounting them in front of the battery. Painting the plate body color is an option too, I think it'd look good, but not many people do it.

 

[artbran]

With Josh's piece, you just have to remove the 2 bolts and it comes right off. No need to remove the weather strip and support which is really nice

Either way, these are a great item to put on the car for better cooling.

 

[RogueSupra]

No doubt Josh makes some cool stuff

 

[FLINTSTONESKID]

well thank you fellas! i actually just relocated my overflow bottle under the drivers side head light tray, it can be tricky to service, but it only takes a minute and enables me to have it out of the way. another things though, there is one horn under there that just needs to be unbolted, put UNDER the spot where is it attached, and throw the bolt back in, takes a sec.