hadyn Posted May 9, 2005 Share Posted May 9, 2005 As we all know the Supra is a bit of a superbly designed car I've been looking at cooling panels(panel that sits above the rad and stops air escaping above the rad) - are they actually worth it?Do they improve cooling by forcing more air to the rad/fmic? I know they're a nice bit of bling tidying the front engine bay up, but do they achieve anything? Didnt think toyota would have scrimped on that bit if it was of any difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 As we all know the Supra is a bit of a superbly designed car I've been looking at cooling panels(panel that sits above the rad and stops air escaping above the rad) - are they actually worth it?Do they improve cooling by forcing more air to the rad/fmic? I know they're a nice bit of bling tidying the front engine bay up, but do they achieve anything? Didnt think toyota would have scrimped on that bit if it was of any difference? These were originally designed to be used when an FMIC has been fitted infront of the radiator. Fitting the FMIC can cause reduction in airflow through the radiator and subsequently a raise in water temps. The panel is designed to channel the air that has passed through the FMIC to then go through the radiator, rather than up and over it (path of least resistance.) Toyota didn't fit it because the stock IC is mounted at the side. When I had mine fitted I believe it had a positive effect, but difficult to quantify as I only have stock water temp gauge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Im sure ive read the Supra originally came with a foam panel of some sort to aid the cooling but a majority of these wear/corrode away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 You would normally only fit these if you installed an FMIC, there is already a plastic panel in place but because it curves downwards you can't put it back in once the FMIC has been installed. This is when you put the flat and slightly more blingy panel in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 There's two separate things you're talking about here. One covers the gap between the FMIC and rad. Air would not normally get up there because of the curved duct that you ntake off to fit your FMIC. So these are good if you have a FMIC, useless otherwise. The other is a thin cover that covers the gap between the rad and the cross member at the front of the car that normally has some foam blocking it. These are the ones normally called rad plates. The problem with them is that they also block one of the air feeds to the stock airbox. I didn't realise this at first, so I have now cut a section of mine out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zed Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Yes your'e right Simon, having said that I actually have that one fitted as well but it didn't cover that front duct that feeds into the airbox. I got it from Envy so you can probably view them on their website. I have to say though, that some decent foam packing would probably do just as good a job, maybe even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase_93tt Posted May 12, 2005 Share Posted May 12, 2005 I will be fitting a greddy cooling panel to my supe this weekend. I already have Greddy FMIC and soon to be fitted Power Enterprise double row rad. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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