Keep your engine cool by upgrading to the cobb 1 3 bar radiator cap this higher pressure cap increases the effective boiling temperature of coolant in the system.
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The higher temperature allows the cooling system to absorb more heat.
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Avoiding boiling makes head gasket failure less likely.
The cap increases pressure and does allow temperature to go up about 10 degrees before fluid boils but does not reduce temperature.
You are suppose to run the higher pressure on the radiator.
The turbo tank needs the lower pressure cap since its job is to overflow the coolant into the overflow tank then after shutdown it will suck it back in.
I have read a few topics here and there all over the internet with advantages and disadvantages but most have been heresay and there arent many facts to back up what people have posted about in their.
Use the 1 1 bar coolant reservoir cap for the coolant expansion tank which sits atop the intake manifold on every turbocharged subaru we support.
The 1 3 bar radiator cap will improve the cooling efficiency on the subaru wrx sti.
And only if you have an aftermarket.
1 1 bar vs 1 3 bar radiator cap posted in general.
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