RADIATOR BREATHER! Woo Hooo!

[s14_sport]

I kind of just stumbled across this solution when I was doing my radiator mod. I was having problems with overheating when I was using the electric fans. So in order to use the stock clutch fan I had to get a custom Griffin radiator to install BELOW my radiator support. Obviously under the rad support it would be awkward to have a radiator cap on top of the radiator so I got a griffin rad without a radiator cap and needed a external breather. I THEN found out how USEFUL the damn thing was....

[USMCgetsome]

ok i remember when you did that mod with the rad support but i don't remember the radiator breather! Hey sullivan get off your arse and post links to your new purchase! lol.

[s14_sport]

this sucks, because there is no point higher than my engine right now. I can't use this yet.

You can still use the breather. Get one and install, when you bleed your system hang the breather tank from your hood or somewhere high. Keep the rad cap off and run the motor, monitoring coolant level and filling as necessary. It took me like 30 mins to get all the air out, but, then after that its best you try and find someplace alittle higher then your engine to install, but, if not, you just won't get the continuous bleeding of your system.

[s14_sport]

[QUOTE=KUILLIN_DRIFTER]where the f--k were you back in 2005 [QUOTE]

LOL...back in 2005 I was happily purchasing my first mod (set of coilovers) for my 240 not knowing that it was about to be the most monetary consuming project I ever would embark on in my life. LOL

[mattleegee]

Yeah just mount it on your firewall and it would be higher then everything!

This is interesting, the knock offs work just as good as SARD/GREDDY even MEGAN? there seems to be 2 different "main" brand knock offs, this one is only an extra dollar and seems better then the other (price= shipping+item total)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem

anyway mine as well get one, here is that diagram hosted for you guys

[USMCgetsome]

still waiting on my parts to show up from hong kong. lol. damn it.

[Neejay]

Due to using Ruckus-Racing mount kit + Nismo KA mounts, my intake manifold sits higher than my hoodline. I had to have the rear of the hood raised to fit the 25 in there.

There is no point higher than my engine (inside the engine bay). This kind of defeats the purpose if I won't be able to have continuous bleeding, in my opinion.

[l0nestar]

Due to using Ruckus-Racing mount kit + Nismo KA mounts, my intake manifold sits higher than my hoodline. I had to have the rear of the hood raised to fit the 25 in there.

There is no point higher than my engine (inside the engine bay). This kind of defeats the purpose if I won't be able to have continuous bleeding, in my opinion.

Get a GReddy or front-facing plenum. I had this same issue. Now the highest point on my engine is the front of the timing cover.

LOL...back in 2005 I was happily purchasing my first mod (set of coilovers) for my 240 not knowing that it was about to be the most monetary consuming project I ever would embark on in my life. LOL

*gasp* ? I don't think _any_ of us have a _clue_ as to what you are talking about! It's sad to think that my freaking Lexus was cheaper than my 240..

[USMCgetsome]

Read my first post. You'll understand my reference.

[SullivanRacing06]

ok i remember when you did that mod with the rad support but i don't remember the radiator breather! Hey sullivan get off your arse and post links to your new purchase! lol.

post a link?

go to eghey and type in rad breather tank, the tank i bought is the 49.99 buy it now with ten bucks for shipping, its in transit from ca as we speak, i going to make a adapter my self for the lower rad hose, for half the price of the greddy unit and i have the greddy rad cap, so well see how it it works.

[Neejay]

I have some shorter ruckus-racing brackets in the mail now...so my motor should sit right. I'll be purchasing one of these within the near future.

[SullivanRacing06]

the tank just arrived, overall it looks exactly like the greddy unit, im very impressed of the craftsmanship that the hong kong sweat house kid put into this unit, for under 60bucks shipped, all i need now is to get off my butt and weld a bung to the air bleeder bung

[USMCgetsome]

i'm still waiting on mine. Unbelieveable!

[SullivanRacing06]

damm, whod you order yours from?

[USMCgetsome]

Z concepts on ebay. Sweat shop in hong kong. But they make good products.
Modified by KUILLIN_DRIFTER at 5:13 PM 3/25/2009

[SullivanRacing06]

i forget the name of the company, they sell the knock off for 49.99 plus 9.99 s/h. ordered it on fri or sat and came in on tues from ca, damm sorry to hear yours hasent came in yet! im gonna install mine after im done finsihing up the r32 gtr front end on my s13, evarything fits, its just taking forever shaving the amber corner markers w fiber glass

[USMCgetsome]

got 2 parts soo far the 1/8npt - 1/4 barb and the hose adapter. Waiting on radiator breather.

[USMCgetsome]

sitting in the post office. Will get tomorrow.

[SullivanRacing06]

i got mine in and installed it, works great!

[kouki-gymkhana]

Pics or ban!

[Neejay]

i got mine in and installed it, works great!

so is it pretty straight forward? Did you have any problems?

[SullivanRacing06]

so is it pretty straight forward? Did you have any problems?

none at all, i made my own lower rad hose adapter, tapped a 1/8th npt fitting into were the rb26 has its bleeder screw and ran to the upper inlet on the swirl pot, installed a greddy dummy cap on the rad and ran the overflow coolant hose from the top of the rad to the swirl pot, and the bottom of the swirl pot runs back into the lower rad hose returning coolant to the motor.

the lower rad hose pulls coolant thru the two highest points , one located on the motor, ie the bleeder hole, and the highest point on the rad, were the stock cap would normally be.

ill send you a pic of my set up, if youll post it on here for me?

[Neejay]

Here you go!

"swirl pot is located on the front of the pass side strut mount/ tower":



"just installed a r32 gtr front end":

[SullivanRacing06]

Here you go!

"swirl pot is located on the front of the pass side strut mount/ tower":



"just installed a r32 gtr front end":

thanks, like i said in the email, the two upper inlets on the swirl pot go to the rad over flow nipple under the dummy rad cap, and the other goes to the breather hole on the motor, the lower (not pictured) goes to the lower rad hose, hope this helps!

[Neejay]

thanks, like i said in the email, the two upper inlets on the swirl pot go to the rad over flow nipple under the dummy rad cap, and the other goes to the breather hole on the motor, the lower (not pictured) goes to the lower rad hose, hope this helps!

Can you see the coolant swirling with the cap off? lol

My car is in the shop now getting the lower brackets installed. I'll be ordering this once I can confirm that the motor sits low enough to justify buying one.

[USMCgetsome]

omfg that is the sechs! I now have to join the player hater club because of this car.

[USMCgetsome]

ok so who's gonna do the write up!

[SullivanRacing06]

on what how to do the install?

[SullivanRacing06]

Can you see the coolant swirling with the cap off? lol

My car is in the shop now getting the lower brackets installed. I'll be ordering this once I can confirm that the motor sits low enough to justify buying one.

yes you can see the fluid swirling around init,

[USMCgetsome]

we need to make a sticky thread on install. Make this dummy proof