Thack82 Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) I'm running the following mods to try to keep my Banshee cool and I still have problems from time to time. I know its getting hot because I can feel the heat coming off the motor, and if I am shooting up 90º hills it will spit a little coolant out the overflow tube. XC racing is hell on a quad, if your going to run and be competitive you better have a good set up that reliable, comfortable, and damn near bullet proof. I have sunk a ton of money into my Banshee to be competitive. If any of you guys know of anything else I can add that would help my set up run cooler please let me know. It's to bad no one has come out with a kit that has a upgraded high out put stator, a custom Radiator Cover, aluminum spacer brackets, and a electric fan and fan housing that pulls air through the radiator and keeps the engine cooler. I think a set up like that would greatly improve reliability, over hauls, and performance. My cooling mods are listed bellow: Trinity's Stage IV Cool Head with 20cc Domes PWR 30% bigger Oversize Aluminum Radiator Billet 3" Ribbed Inline Coolers Mod Quad Billet Water Pump Impeller 1/2 gallon Red-Line ATV Super Coolant 12 ounces of Red-Line Water Wetter 16 Ounces of AMS Dominator Coolant Boost Keep in mind this Red-Line Super ATV Coolant is supposed to cool better and have double the wetting ability of water and cool better than ATV Blue Engine Ice. But make sure you read the back of the jug. It has no Glycol or any other antifreezing agents in it. The Freezing point is 32ºF or 0ºC. The same as water. So when cooler weather comes into play again this fall I will have to drain 30% of it out and add a long life Automotive Antifreeze. 30% Extended Life Antifreeze with GM Dex-Cool. The Dex-Cool Should protect from freezing at tempters as low as -10ºF which is pretty safe for Kentucky, and I feel like the lubricants that the Dex-Cool has in it will aid my water Pump impeller, hoses, and other rubber components. A 20% mix will be okay as long as you don't go into the negative digits. I will probably go with a antifreeze that has GM Dex-Cool because it has a lubricant that would probably benefit my water pump and rubber components, and you can get it in Red or Orange so my coolant wont look like puke when I mix the antifreeze with it. When it comes the time to change my Coolant I think I will go with the ATV Blue Engine Ice and Royal Purple's "Purple Ice" because it has Glycol in it already and it protects from freezing down to -26ºF. Edited March 23, 2011 by Thack82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheezFast02 Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong, but, isn't that Dex-Cool shit that's in GM vehicles eat up gaskets? I've never seen so many blown head gaskets and cooling problems with any other manufacturer as I've seen with GM vehicles that use Dex-Cool. In fact, alot of people do a flush and replace that shit with the regular green stuff... I'd never think of putting Dex-Cool in my Shee.. I just did a coolant flush yesterday and used 50/50 Prestone with Red-Line Water Wetter. I'm hoping the Water Wetter will do the trick. Still gotta get a billet impeller. Anyone have pics or writeups on installing a small fan infront of the radiator? It's something that I'd consider doing forsure, just for added peace of mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblockbanshee Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Chariot Ultra High Flow impeller with Engine Ice here, I can poke on the trails all day and it never gets hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camatv Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 use all the stock parts. screw the black paint. ( or not it dosent matter) keep moving ( it has no fan) jet it RIGHT keep it CLEAN put it on alky ( best thing i have found) oh and did i say KEEP IT CLEAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mofoka Posted June 21, 2011 Report Share Posted June 21, 2011 after jetting it made a huge difference engine ice probably dropped another 10 deg or so I agree keep the rad clean. I haven't over heated since, even creeping through the slow stuff. Mind you I do ride in Canada... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thack82 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Correct me if I'm wrong, but, isn't that Dex-Cool shit that's in GM vehicles eat up gaskets? I've never seen so many blown head gaskets and cooling problems with any other manufacturer as I've seen with GM vehicles that use Dex-Cool. In fact, alot of people do a flush and replace that shit with the regular green stuff... I'd never think of putting Dex-Cool in my Shee.. I just did a coolant flush yesterday and used 50/50 Prestone with Red-Line Water Wetter. I'm hoping the Water Wetter will do the trick. Still gotta get a billet impeller. Anyone have pics or writeups on installing a small fan infront of the radiator? It's something that I'd consider doing forsure, just for added peace of mind. I don't know that may be true. I have a Z06 Corvette and a Z28 Camaro, and back a few years ago I flushed the Radiator on the Camaro and replaced it with Long Life Green Antifreeze and after about 300 miles the water pump went out. When I took it to the shop to have it replaced the mechanic told me that the water pump bearings went out because I didn't run a antifreeze with DEX-COOL. DEX-COOL has a lubricant in it that lubricates the water pump bearings. So I thought I'd add DEX-COOL to my mix to give it a antifreeze agent for winter riding. If everything goes together right I think I've found a 12V Electric Radiator Fan that will work on the Banshee with the Over Sized Aluminum Radiator and Stock Stator. I have spent hours up on hours searching the internet for a 12V Radiator Fan that will fit behind a Over-Sized Radiator and in front of the steering stem that does not require you to modify the frame or plastic or run the Maier Custom Plastic. If everything goes as planned I'll post pictures and other information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuller1986 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 i ride on the trails and some times pretty slow, stock radiator, and a hi flow chariot billet impellar an inline gauge and one of those stupid little inline coolers, and a prodesign cool head and i never ever break 155 degrees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxesOfEvil_96 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 just redid my cooling system about a month ago. larger aluminum radiator - herr jugs racing billet water pump - pro design ez-drain coolant cover - pro design (doesnt help in cooling but is a must for future coolant drains) engine ice coolant tell you what mine runs soo much cooler its great! even while riding in the high 80 degree day i could set my bare fingers in the cylinder head for about 4 seconds before i had to pull them off. try that without the cooling mods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Flags Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Engine ice for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_tony Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 lmao im a mechanic by trade and heres the thing with dexcool .....it softens plastics and rubber components like orings and plastic intake gaskets which btw is a stupid design anyway second the waterpump bearings on cars are sealed and do not have water on them unless a seal has failed anyway at which point pump failure is coming soon. now im new to banshees so not sure what kind of damage it might do but from a mechanical point i think the stock impeller is at risk as for coolhead orings .....gasket failure on a car usually occurs after 70k miles so thats thousands of hrs runtime and usualy 5 of more years .....so after that said i switched to dexcool on my shee when i put my chariot head on because on cars anyway the operating temps are lower with the dexcool by usually 20 degrees or so and also the dexcool protects aluminum better so for me anyway the benefits are well worth it .sorry for the long rambling post lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bansheefromhell Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 http://www.banshee-cooling.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06BCBANSHEE Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I recently took off my overflow bottle, was told its unnecessary, is that true? I also just installed a ASI rad and will be using engine ice coolant. im also running a chariot billet impeller. I dont have a temp gauge, but found a laser temp gauge that measures temp very accurately. where is the best spot to measure the temp? coming out of the rad hose, or the Head? whats the max temp i should be running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishElectrician Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 there is a fan that u can put on your shee but they look stupid and are expensive use a couple computer fans they are cheap and u can hook them up to your lights no problem other info.....http://bansheehq.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=131801 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROAD RUNNER24 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Engine Ice is terrible. It didn't work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINDYCITYJOHN400 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Share Posted April 11, 2014 Engine Ice is terrible. It didn't work for me. Than you don't know what your doing. My bike makes 100+ HP and ice keeps it cool just fine. You need to go with some better jetting because a mostly stock system can keep a high HP banshee cool. You must be lean and not know it. Being lean on the pilot can get you HOT even when you're not hard on the throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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