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Edit page New page Print page More Page last modified 23:33, 13 Aug 2008 by internetscooter 14 Page Notifications Off User:Internetscooter > Scooters > Dry Lake Racer > Water Cooling Water Cooling From $1 Table of contents 1. Custom Radiator 2. Electric Fan 3. Davies Craig Electric Booster Pump 4. Mental Notes Custom Radiator After investigating a Sherco radiator I decided to bite the bullet and get a custom radiator. The reason was that the Sherco radiator had pipes in the wrong locations and I was concerned about it's performance at high speed (I was told they race with the choke out on the long straight bits). I got a single radiator built with a bit more surface area than the original two KDX raditors. Norm at Aussie Desert Cooler (http://www.aussiedesertcooler.com.au/) sorted me out :)    Electric Fan Spal 5.6 inch fan seems perfect... but a tad too long... oh well... http://www.spalusa.com/fans/automated/motorcycleatv_56_paddle.html     Davies Craig Electric Booster Pump http://www.daviescraig.com.au/main/display.asp?pid=27 Technical Specifications Motor: 12V Brushless Operating Voltage: 9V DC to 15V DC Maximum Current: 1.3A Pump Design: Recirculating* Centrifugal  Drive: Magnetic - no seals Operating Temperature: -40°C to +120°C        -10°F to +250°F Burst Pressure: 250 KPa (36 psi) Flow Rate: 15 L/min (4 gal/min) at 10 kpa Weight: 245g (0.54lbs)    Mental Notes Some thoughts for improvements and lessons learned Next time put radiator cap on opposite side to shock Make sure you take into account the steering travel (to avoid the shock hitting things like the raditor cap) Make sure you take into account the suspension travel when positioning Version 2 mounting use 100mm aluminium channel (instead of 65mm) because the radiator sits lower and the depth allows further travel in brake pedal Tags: (Edit tags) No tags Attach file or image Files (14) File Size Date Attached by     EBP_Installation_Instructions.pdf No description 198.4 kB 13:28, 8 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   ebp_tech_draw_1.gif No description 9.91 kB 13:18, 8 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   fan1.jpg Spal thermo fan 18.68 kB 21:25, 29 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   fan2.jpg Spal thermo fan 20.2 kB 21:25, 29 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   fan3.jpg Spal thermo fan 21.1 kB 21:25, 29 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   fan4.jpg Spal thermo fan 19.51 kB 21:25, 29 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   PICT0633 (Large).JPG Radiator Fitted 1 124.54 kB 22:43, 13 Aug 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   PICT0634 (Large).JPG Radiator Fitted 2 122.51 kB 22:43, 13 Aug 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   PICT0642 (Large).JPG No description 128.25 kB 14:00, 23 Aug 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   PICT0676 (Large).JPG No description 108.64 kB 09:49, 23 Aug 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   radiator1.jpg No description 78.72 kB 22:57, 28 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   radiator2.jpg No description 86.39 kB 22:57, 28 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   radiator_fan.jpg No description 82.44 kB 22:12, 1 Aug 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete   spal_5inch6_0291-0292.pdf Spal 5.6 inch fan Specs 195.91 kB 19:53, 29 Jul 2008 internetscooter Actions Attach new version Edit description Move/rename Delete Images 12 ebp_tech_draw_1.gif Spal thermo fanfan1.jpg Spal thermo fanfan2.jpg Spal thermo fanfan3.jpg Spal thermo fanfan4.jpg Radiator Fitted 1PICT0633 (Large).JPG Radiator Fitted 2PICT0634 (Large).JPG PICT0642 (Large).JPG PICT0676 (Large).JPG radiator1.jpg radiator2.jpg radiator_fan.jpg Comments (1) Viewing 1 of 1 comments: view all #1 vesparados says: Hi Paul, I am seriously your no.1 fan. WHY u might ask? because you share information with others..=). Something like an open source project =)..I seriously wanna learn how to do a barrel conversion, water cooled to be exact on my px150. Can You suggest any reading materials in order to do this? I have the knowledge in vespa engine and basic two stroke tuning. It would be my greatest achievement and if I can do this..=) Hit me up if you have the time vesparados150@hotmail.com Posted 02:15, 11 Apr 2011 Viewing 1 of 1 comments: view all You must login to post a comment.

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