i am looking for a cooling plate for my jdm front end. i heard a company called Mr Alex does anyone know where i can order it? and other brands i can choose from, passwordjdm are all sold out. but i really want the Mr Alex brand. thanks for helping

 

There is one made by beatrush

http://www.speedstar-racing.com/stor...c647da8ae9d817

 

the beatrush one is pretty nice and I got it at speed star

 

i believe carbing makes one also for the JDM DC2 front ends.

machiii in san francisco is a distributor for beatrush, call them and ask for ray

 

Check here: http://www.weaksauceparts.com/store/home.php?cat=1686

Cheaper than the link posted above, anyway.

 

I have one from password jdm... It actually work. While on the highway, my temp needle actually went all the way down to cold.

 

didnt they make a nice Greddy/Trust carbon fiber one?

 

i call bs and that is not a good thing

 

Are you sure your thermostat is functioning properly?

Your temp needle shouldn't go all the way down unless the car is off...

 

Well idk what to tell you guys. Here in NY in the winter it gets cold, and with the cooling plate last february thats what happened. It never happened before i got it so it has to be as a result of it. Btw, this happened while driving 60mph+ for over a 30min period.

Sorry if you dont beleive me, but i have to reason to come on here lying. As soon as i find the pic (yes i took a pic), i'll post it.

And here it is!

 

It's not that I don't believe you, i'm just trying to help. There may be a problem with your car because that is way too cold, regardless of climate conditions. I'm not doubting the effectiveness of the cooling plate, I do believe they serve a purpose when your temps are rising. (i.e. being hard on the car, track, etc)

The issue is that your car is running way below normal operating temperature, which can be harmful to your engine. They are designed to run above a specified temperature and it's the thermostats job to maintain that temp. With or without a cooling plate, it should never drop below.

Sometimes when the thermostat malfunctions, they default to the open position. I forget what the OEM Thermostat temperature rating is, but say your running a 180 degree thermostat, the temperature should never drop below 175ish degrees. At 175ish, the thermostat will close, blocking circulation of coolant to the radiator, and allow the coolant to heat up. Then when its back around 185ish, the thermostat will open back up, allowing the coolant to circulate again.

If it were okay for engines to run that cool, there would be no thermostat.

Take my advice or leave it, a thermostat costs around 15$. I would at least remove yours, put it in a pot of boiling water, and see if it opens/closes.

 

Will do... The thermostat might be due for a change by now. Since i bought the engine, it has about 3k on it, i dont know the prior history in jdmland... Thanks again.

 

Post results please!

 

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LMAO. Damn. That is cool.

I had one of these on an EM1 a few years ago. I noticed NO noticeable difference at all.

 

Yup something is wrong with your thermostat. It's not the plate. It's just mechanically impossible to have the needle point so low if everything works right. The thermo probably stuck open.

I'm not saying the plate doesn't work tho. I have one on my race car and based on the water temp gauge (not the factory one), the plate effectively brought down the water temp quite significantly (I would say 10 to 15'C).

 

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Please no bumping, or the thread will be locked.

 

your temp needle should never go down that low no matter what. the thermostat is designed to stay closed to warm up the engine to proper operating temps to function properly. you should take a look at the thermostat, even here in colorado during the winter seasons, my temp gauge after warm up never goes down that low let alone the middle of cold and center.

 

so i cant bump but other people can? what kind of bs are you pulling? so i need info and your stoping me from finding out what i need to know?

 

oh btw stay with the subject. dc2 type r front end cooling plate! not ur temp of ur car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

oh btw stay with the subject. dc2 type r front end cooling plate! not ur temp of ur car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Bumping is only acceptable in the Marketplace, which is really where this thread should have been in the firstplace, under WTB.

What info do you need? Two retailers have already been posted.

Temp has more tech in it than your WTB post.

 

NO ONE can bump in the ITR forum. Like it or not, that's the rule.

If you haven't gotten your answer, feel free to post up why other people's responses didn't answer your question. Or it may just simply mean that no one knows the answer, or care to find out for your.

A one word "bump" post will get the thread locked.

 

What kind of stupid response is that. Look at the post I was responding to. I was helping the other guy who may have a thermostat problem.