Gator_86_951

right, AIM apimp182 i have a few questions

Porsche-O-Phile

D'ya have a link for the Samco stuff? I might give that a whirl at some point. . .

Gator_86_951

i am leaving my car alone till break... i guess i'll figure out the searching idle out then and install my aux oil cooler

Epic2112

The samco stuff can be bought in the US through forgemotorsport.com

NZ951

Sorry I dont have AIM! I am soooo ROW! I do have msn though

mastercoops@hotmail.com look me up and join the other half of Rennlist on my list!

Here is a link to the Samco site

http://www.samcosport.com/vaccum.asp

NZ951

PS I am using the hose for the washers as well, expansion tank overflow, etc etc everywhere there is a hose! It will be Samco soon enough!

z3bra

I think you could easily pull a mold off an existing one and then vacuform one out of polycarbonate for it. It's just there to keep fingers and other **** from getting caught up in there, wouldn't have to be all that thick. Acrylic would in my opinion be too brittle and it isn't all that great with temps over 200 or so degrees anyway whereas polycarbonate is.

Just put some decent bushings in it like they have in the original part where the bolts go through it. Better still replace em with something like Dzus fasteners although that would require modification on the block etc where the bolts currently go. Nothing insurmountable but it wouldn't be dirt cheap either. It would definitely speed up belt tension checks with quarter turn fasteners of some sort and while a bit ricey, it would be good for at least a quick visual inspection.

Mike Murcia

Doesn't transparent plastic typically yellow pretty badly with exposure to heat?

Porsche-O-Phile

It can depending on the type, although to be honest I don't know how high the temperatures get there - it's probably among the coolest locations on the engine, with airflow hitting it almost constantly and most of the heat going up off the block and head. I imagine lexan would do just fine.

Mike Murcia

Can't it get pretty hot right behind the radiator?

theedge

Get some stickers from Samco... And then some neons or LEDs to go behind the clear belt cover.....

I kid I kid

Porsche-O-Phile

Yes and no - yes you're getting the radiant heat from the thermal exchange between the coolant and the air flow, but the point is there's air flow. This would tend to keep the temps a bit lower I'd think. The worst case would be in stop-go where the engine temp is soaring and the only thing running are the electric fans intermittantly. But I don't think that's much of a deal with Andy's car. . .

NZ951

Ok, so does anyone have access to the kind of equipment needed for product? I imagine the second hand cover would be pretty cheap to acquire.

Ian Carr

I need to find some one with a plastic vacuum machine! Man that would be cool to have any companys out there that can do some thing like this?(that we know of)

hummm

-Ian

NZ951

What about powerwerks? They seem to be doing sone innovative stuff... Or Turn Clear perhaps?