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- Location
- Jersey City
- Car(s)
- Mk7 GTI
Got a run in this morning with it 67 degrees outside and coolant temps peaked at 228 with oil still at 262. Another run at 73 ambient and I got the coolant temp up to 237 and oil still topped at 262. But, I want to say that the radiator helped the temps recover faster. I don’t know if I want to say that because I want it to have been worth the investment, or because that’s actually how it worked out.
As an aside, Mini7, I reached out to CSF to try to confirm fitment with the Unitronic intercooler before purchase and they were baffled that anybody had ever had fitment issues. I sent them the link to your install, and they didn’t understand why you had to make so many small adjustments to keep the hoses and stuff away. Turns out, I had pretty much the same issues. It seems you’re right that it was developed on an R (thought I saw you suggest that somewhere in that thread); Ash at CSF was on the email and said they developed the radiator on his car and here’s a link I found about that development: http://www.speedhunters.com/2019/09/solving-the-golf-rs-cooling-problem/
My father has an R so I can compare the two radiator shrouds pretty easily and they definitely fit up against the radiator differently. Perhaps the European GTIs (not built in Mexico I believe?) all use the same shroud as the R. In any event, they were very responsive and otherwise provided solid customer service which is nice. But, the shroud definitely doesn’t fit up against the radiator as they suggest it should.
As an aside, Mini7, I reached out to CSF to try to confirm fitment with the Unitronic intercooler before purchase and they were baffled that anybody had ever had fitment issues. I sent them the link to your install, and they didn’t understand why you had to make so many small adjustments to keep the hoses and stuff away. Turns out, I had pretty much the same issues. It seems you’re right that it was developed on an R (thought I saw you suggest that somewhere in that thread); Ash at CSF was on the email and said they developed the radiator on his car and here’s a link I found about that development: http://www.speedhunters.com/2019/09/solving-the-golf-rs-cooling-problem/
My father has an R so I can compare the two radiator shrouds pretty easily and they definitely fit up against the radiator differently. Perhaps the European GTIs (not built in Mexico I believe?) all use the same shroud as the R. In any event, they were very responsive and otherwise provided solid customer service which is nice. But, the shroud definitely doesn’t fit up against the radiator as they suggest it should.