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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 07:00 AM
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Hey guys whats up, i'm at school so i cant do anymore searching then i've already have been doning, so i'm hoping to seee if some one can come up with this awnser for me so i can have it after lunch.
I'm looking for a 1.5kg Pressure cap. I've seen, and i know i have seen, i've been going a little crazy looking for it again, i cannot find it. Sooo, if any one knows what company has this high pressure cap please let me know. I'll be checking this post often today.

Also if anyone knows of any Valve Covers (JDMorNOT) being sold for the H23A engine, please let me know about that as well.

PS. Looking for Low Temp H23A Thermostats and fan Switchs, or will the mugen ones work from a H22? ...Anyhow, i'm here at work any no one here knows what i'm talking about and i need things to start working on my GF's lude.

Thanks alot guys.... checking back soon... Thanks!
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 07:04 AM
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Why would you want a high pressure cap? Thats stupid in my opinion - you're just going to expose some leaks in your system. There's no point at all - this also isn't classified as maintenance - its an "upgrade."

The oem cooling is perfectly fine for her application........ a lower temp thermostat on a fairly stock car will just make it run less efficient. Save your money and go OEM for "maintenance."
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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Well you want to go for what oem suggests, otherwise you're messing with the boiling points of the coolant. So your local auto parts store should have it, just make sure you get the same no. as the original radiator cap, and the valve cover i don't know... umm ebay.
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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yes, thekingpin is right. The higher "mugen" or "spoon" high pressure rad. caps arent really an "upgrade" all you are doing is running a higher pressure in your cooling system to raise the boiling point. It puts more stress on your hoses, water pump and your headgasket. Dont do it. Those are as big of waste of money as the "tornado gas savers"
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Old Feb 10, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by onefastrx7turbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes, thekingpin is right. The higher "mugen" or "spoon" high pressure rad. caps arent really an "upgrade" all you are doing is running a higher pressure in your cooling system to raise the boiling point. It puts more stress on your hoses, water pump and your headgasket. Dont do it. Those are as big of waste of money as the "tornado gas savers" </TD></TR></TABLE>

Exactly, and a proper 50/50 coolant mix boilant point is really unreachable with a stock motor. So, there would be absolutely no point in raising the BP.

As far as the mugen thermostat - it'll just open up sooner.
What is the temp reading on that thermostat?
The thermostat will start to open +/- 3 degress of that temp rating - and it will be fully open 20 degrees above that point. If it is fully open sooner, it will be pointless unless you have a car that runs very hot. I was messing around with the s300 the other day, and I found out that the first bar of the coolant temp shows(4th gen) at 140 degrees. And the second bar shows at ~166 degrees. I'm assuming that is efficient enough.
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