Aluminum Radiators with 5 pass trans cooler!

[ensteele]

What might that be? $599.98 instead of the full $600.00? j/k

[drxman]

I reciently sent the following email to PWR in Australia:

To: <info@pwr.com.au>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: SVX radiator information

Hello,

I would like any information you can provide on specifications used to
custom build the radiators for the Subaru SVX your company has
recently provided to me thu the group buy from SVXnetwork in the United States.

Thank you for your time

John

P.S. Please feel free to bury me in charts, graphs, descriptions,
pictures, diagrams or any other information you feel you can release
to the public, as I plan on providing this information to others in the
group buy.

J


Today I recived a reply from a US salesman:

From: Clint Barry [mailtowrperformanceproducts@msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 8:02 AM
To: SALES@PWR-PERFORMANCE.COM
Subject: Fw: SVX radiator information


From: "Sales" <Sales@PWR-Performance.com>
To: "'Clint Barry'" <pwrperformanceproducts@msn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 9:15 AM
Subject: RE: SVX radiator information

John,

The SVX features fully TIG welded tanks made from 6061 aircraft grade
quality aluminum. The core is 100% oven brazed, so it is epoxy free,
the core is 40mm thick, and has 18 louvered fins per inch. The radiator
comes with all factory mounting locations and factory tabs to mount you fans.
The radiator also come equipped with a built in 5 pass transmission cooler,
which is guaranteed to drop your transmission temperature 12 degrees
over OEM. As for charts and graphs, these I am not aloud to give out, but we at PWR guarantee a 12 degree drop in your transmission, and through
previous testing we have been able to create a radiator that is 20% more
efficient than an OEM radiator, and to top it off you no longer have to worry
about cracking plastic tanks anymore. As of right now we have one SVX left in stock, but we have been experiencing cap clearance issues with the hood,
and until we have resolved this problem we are not going to be sending out
anymore radiators, as we do not want to have unhappy customers. I
hope that I have answered any questions you may have had with the SVX
radiator.
Feel free to contact me via email or telephone 1-877-656-9256 if you
have any further questions.


Josh DeSpain,

Sales Rep


Thought I would make this info available to the other group buyers.

John

[WGJ]

Since no amount of reasoning or argueing from authority will ease the pain of some of the bellyaching PWR customers (apparently a pretty small minority) and since a quite reasonable request has been made to stay "on thread" I thought some of you who, like me, got in because of concern for auto tranny temps, might be interested in this bit of info. My tranny expert has a really neat solution to the problem of determining just how hot the tranny is running. He recommends using "temperture recording strips". These things are the size of a small band aid with tiny little sequential blisters and you simply stick them on the trans. The blisters change color when a particular temp is reached w/the highest reading being 275 degrees. Obviously a temp gauge is more acurate but they're also another potential source of leaks. And they have to be installed. The strip will record the highest temp your tranny reaches and you've got around a week to get under there and check results. They cost $5 apiece. For more info or to order some call Kevan at Southern California Transmission 619 523 1222
The other device for determining tranny temp Kevan showed me is a laser like instument. You merely aim the beam at the tranny and it will record the temp. Check with your neighborhood tranny shop and see if one near you has one. Kevan says they are v. accurate (my skin temp showed 99 deg.) and whoever's got one should test your tranny for free. Temps 250 degrees and up and your tranny's not long for this world. There's two inexpensive ways to see how effectively your trans cooler set up is working.
Hope this is helpful.
WGJ

[AFBeefcake]

Well I hope to have my radiator installed this week end, and I'll post my trany temps. from my auto meter guage.

[Electrophil]

Originally Posted by AFBeefcake

Well I hope to have my radiator installed this week end, and I'll post my trany temps. from my auto meter guage.

Did you get your hoses from Dayle?

[Electrophil]

Originally Posted by drxman

I reciently sent the following email to PWR in Australia:


Today I recived a reply from a US salesman:


John,

The SVX features fully TIG welded tanks made from 6061 aircraft grade
quality aluminum. The core is 100% oven brazed, so it is epoxy free,
the core is 40mm thick, and has 18 louvered fins per inch. The radiator
comes with all factory mounting locations and factory tabs to mount you fans.
The radiator also come equipped with a built in 5 pass transmission cooler,
which is guaranteed to drop your transmission temperature 12 degrees
over OEM. As for charts and graphs, these I am not aloud to give out, but we at PWR guarantee a 12 degree drop in your transmission, and through
previous testing we have been able to create a radiator that is 20% more
efficient than an OEM radiator, and to top it off you no longer have to worry
about cracking plastic tanks anymore. As of right now we have one SVX left in stock, but we have been experiencing cap clearance issues with the hood,
and until we have resolved this problem we are not going to be sending out
anymore radiators, as we do not want to have unhappy customers. I
hope that I have answered any questions you may have had with the SVX
radiator.
Feel free to contact me via email or telephone 1-877-656-9256 if you
have any further questions.


Josh DeSpain,

Sales Rep


Thought I would make this info available to the other group buyers.

John

I checked the spreadsheet I made up and sent to Clint, and yeah... You were radiator#27.

I guess they want to sell you another one.

[AFBeefcake]

Originally Posted by Electrophil

Did you get your hoses from Dayle?

Yup. Got my hoses from Dayle and my clamps from summit.

[Electrophil]

Those hoses are so nice, and smell so good, I'm dreading putting them on.

[ensteele]

Originally Posted by AFBeefcake

Yup. Got my hoses from Dayle and my clamps from summit.

Are those the expensive ss ones (clamps) that someone had some pics of a while back?

[AFBeefcake]

Well they were $5.00 each

[TomsSVX]

Originally Posted by AFBeefcake

Well they were $5.00 each

Those are the ones I got also. Seems like they are a little too large but they do the job nicely. Look really good too.

Tom

[GTOSVX]

I did not order them, because they are not listed in the correct size. Did you call and special order? what is the size/part number you ordered?
so far I have installed the Silicone hoses with a more traditional screw style clamp with a additional long inner band that was made specifically for silicone hoses.
By they way, I have the Silver hoses on the Aluminum radiator; looks pretty good

[Earthworm]

Is there a problem with using regular clamps with silicone hoses?

[AFBeefcake]

SME-240200 is what I orderd

[RojoRocket]

Originally Posted by tomssvx

good to hear that some mechanical intelligence has stepped in here. Porter, I have no issues with fitment, yeah, it hits the hood and yeah the fans dont fit right but i want nothing back. I just want PWR to make sure they fix these for the next run of production, so just let us know when you find out if this is the case or not.

Tom

I'm with you Tom. This was not a major hassle to make work correctly in the interim period until PWR can supply their new caps, presumably logo'd. I'm very happy with the fit and finish since zipping the "ears" off the cap with no more leakage. I found some nice "lined" hose clamps for the new hoses that won't cut or damage them and have been leak free through a 700+ mile trip last weekend and daily commute. Folks leaving these units sitting in the box in the garage are missing out. My Bud, who made his living as a welder for 15 years, took one look at this unit and rolled his eyes, asking how much?? I almost felt guilty telling him. The minor tweeking of the fan mounts wouldn't qualify for "problem" status to anyone who has dealt with aftermarket parts as long as this geezer. Give these guys a break folks!!! I'm proud to open my hood with that gleaming tank and silicone hoses saying "I care" about this car. LOL!

Glenn