Mods
9" Intercooler Fan Upgrade
117,067 km
I swapped out my 7” intercooler fan & fan shroud with a 9” unit I purchased from mr2heaven.com They had the best price at $62. USD. The 7” fan shroud blocks or misses some cooling fins on the intercooler. The 9” shroud utilizes all the fins of the intercooler! And the fan simply covers more area and moves more air. The 9” fan & shroud should be standard on this intercooler. Period.
The 7” fan & shroud. You can see how the shroud doesn’t utilize all the fins.
The 9” shroud fits perfectly and utilizes the entire intercooler.
Installation was theoretically simple. But the top front bolt was a huge pain to get access to and thread the bolt. It took forever due to the shroud partially blocking the bolt, the position of the intercooler in the bay and working on a mid engine bay is just harder.
Since the new 9” fan had bullet connectors, I soldered matching bullet connectors on the harness side of the wiring.
Advan Center Caps
116,9xx km ?
I pulled the trigger on Advan Racing Flat Center Caps from Nengun (Japan). They were costly at $46. CDN each. Yes they’re high quality aluminum caps.. but still pricey.
I chose Flat in Silver Alumite, but also considered Black, Hyper Black and Bronze. Bronze was the suggested match for my Racing Gold Metallic RGIII’s but it was still Bronze and not Gold. Flat has 2mm clearance under the cap. My rear hubs needed this clearance. Full Flat would be nice but they are -3mm under the cap.
