I have had my aux rads removed on both of my cars.
Have had ZERO cooling issues, even out of hot summer track days at High Plains Raceway.
And I have datalogged intake temps were a few degrees lower, even before Apikol intercoolers were added
03 RS6 | Daytona Gray on black | KW V3 | Rotiform 19x10 Wheels | REVO ECU | MTM TCU | 170k miles and counting..
"Some people play hard to get... I play hard to want."
I followed Yokust's lead on this last month when I had my wagners installed, removed aux rads, and ran line from end to end...
Ebony/Black, DBR Stage 3 race kit, -SOLD :( 996TT Proto 650 basically a sardine can with a rocket attached to the back...11' CTS-V, 540/579RWP hehehehe ;)
Yes I reinstalled shrouds back on there.
i think they are essential to cooling properly. It has been proven many times with oil coolers that shrouding both sides with drastically help efficiency of coolers
I took out all of the plumbing
On the pass side you can connect a hose between the two ports where they are "t'ed" off the two pipes