sooooo.... if i just filled it 100% with coolant I should drain it and refill with a mixture?

 

ok so everything is hooked up and set up, but my temp. is still basicly the same. what is everyone usually run.. i cracked the drain plug and my coolant wasnt even warm to the touch.. any suggestion?

 

Do not use 100% dexcool

You need to make sure it's mixed with water, or it will do jack for cooling. In fact, the higher % of water used in the mixture the more efficient your cooling system will be. I use an 80% distilled water 20% dexcool mixture.

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what brackets did you use?

 

You dont need any brackets. It already comes with mounting tabs.

 

hmm..I guess I gotta double check then

 

Look at my photos of the heat exchanger. You can see the 2 mounting tabs on top of the core.

 

ahhh that made it a lot easier. Damn I routed it straight from the filler neck into the heat exchanger. fml

 

Glad it helped you out

 

im confused...I dont know much about heatexchangers. where is the in and out holes in the stock one? Is there any hoses connected to that? if so where do they go after you route the aftermarket heatexchanger

 

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Please look at the diagram I provided from ZZP.

The stock heat exchanger is wedged between the a/c condensor and your radiator. At the bottom of heat exchanger there are 2 long tubes that extend upward. They are the inlet and outlet tubes.

I'm going to assume you dont have a dual pass endplate. Below is the diagram for running your hoses.

http://www.zzperformance.com/miscftp/HE%20routing1.jpg

 

ok where do the inlet and outlet tubes that are already on the stock heatexchanger connect to right now?

 

 

ok I understand, but what about on a stock 2.2?

 

stock 2.2's do not have a heat exchanger.

heat exchangers only came in ss/sc's.

 

ok I have a 2.2. Would I just route it as out from h/e, to ic pump, to Intake manifold, to filler neck, back to H/e?

 

good write ill use this to follow when i get my heat exchanger!

 

Just do whats in the diagram but put your he where the stock should be in the diagram

 

ok That's the way I have it. I'm just wondering why my coolant temps are high still. Maybe I should bleed it. lol and plug the leak. lmao

 

asking for a lil help on bleeding the coolant do our cars have a bleeder valve because I cant find it if so where is it located?

 

There is a bleeder on top of the stock heat exchanger. When you begin filling the intercooler system with coolant you leave the bleeder screw off until you see coolant bubble out of the top of the stock heat exchanger. You then screw the bleeder screw back in, and cont. filling with coolant until you see a steady flow through the surge tank sight glass infront of the supercharger.

Fyi: This does not completely bleed the system of air pockets. The best way to do that is to install an option b setup.

 

thx again FTW

 

No prob. Glad I could help out.

 

Hey Staged, I have a quick question for you. I have a ZZP S3 H/E that I'm wanting to install this weekend, however I just installed dual pass/option B on the car. I don't need to drain any coolant do I? I just add more to the surge tank and it will bleed the system of air? Thanks for feedback sir!