Begi "Racer" re-route
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BEGI Miata Racer Coolant Re-Route Wondering if this little gem is the reason why our Miata struggles to keep water temps above 140-150F on the highway. |
This has been discussed in length, and the general consensus is that it is an apocalyptic failure of a design that offers only drawbacks with no improvement on the stock cooling system.
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search n00b.
wait. actually yeah that's right, search n00b. :giggle: |
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 1105996)
This has been discussed in length, and the general consensus is that it is an apocalyptic failure of a design that offers only drawbacks with no improvement on the stock cooling system.
So be as it may, doesn't sound like it's causing my over-cooling, though, correct.
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1105998)
search n00b.
wait. actually yeah that's right, search n00b. :giggle: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1393350232 Sorry, i am n00b. I'm used to looking at this: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1393350355 Not this: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-n...20na%25203.jpg |
Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1106000)
So be as it may, doesn't sound like it's causing my over-cooling, though, correct.
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
(Post 1106001)
This is exactly what it does. Makes the engine never warm up with negligible benefit to cooling.
Ah hah! I thank you, good sir. Now to see how easily this thing can be reversed... |
Never saw that. Damn, that's stupid.
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Wouldnt a racer re-route just be a kia neck directly on the back of the head with a 1/4" hole drilled in the thermostat and no heater core at all?
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I don't know.
I'm guessing this thing is never going to see reasonable temperatures until this modification is reversed, right? |
lol, did you get an NA?
Also, that re-route has been discussed on this forum many times with the exact conclusion in this thread. Get the standard re-route, it actually works. |
Yup. You might as well not have a thermostat as long as that "reroute" is installed. Honestly I'm not sure why Begi even sells them anymore, even on a full-time track only car it's a bad idea.
You MIGHT have a shot with it installed if you put some cardboard in front of the rad, if you really need to drive it somewhere in an emergency. |
Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1106095)
I don't know.
I'm guessing this thing is never going to see reasonable temperatures until this modification is reversed, right? |
Originally Posted by thenuge26
(Post 1106100)
Yup. You might as well not have a thermostat as long as that "reroute" is installed. Honestly I'm not sure why Begi even sells them anymore, even on a full-time track only car it's a bad idea.
You MIGHT have a shot with it installed if you put some cardboard in front of the rad, if you really need to drive it somewhere in an emergency. |
Hrm ok. Gives me something to think about.
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So they are taking the heater core return line and putting it before the radiator instead of into the waterpump?
Race cars have heaters? |
Yep. And it still preserves the thermostat on the front of the engine. So the more the thermostat opens (when it FINALLY gets hot), the more the engine gets starved of coolant. Solves nothing. But probably an engine rebuilder's best friend.
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Wait I thought it was an add on to the normal re-route.
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Oh. Maybe it is. All I saw was that T into the upper radiator hose (which implies keeping the front T-stat). Am I looking at it wrong?
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The long re-route hose would still be the upper radiator hose.
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I'm confused. What do i have? It tees into the upper radiator hose.
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