HOW-TO: Install a Febur Auxiliary Radiator for the Yamaha R3
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this video, I am documenting the process of installing a Febur secondary radiator for my 2018 Yamaha R3. The installation process is not overly complicated and upon completion, your bike should be running a little bit cooler.
When the engine gets too hot, it loses power and causes accelerated engine wear. This auxiliary radiator from Febur should, according to Febur, reduce the operating temperature by a few degrees and will hence improve the performance of the bike.
The Febur radiator comes with all the necessary material to complete the job. It includes the hoses required to connect the OEM radiator to the Febur unit and to also route coolant from the secondary radiator to the water pump. It also includes the mounting brackets and bolts needed to secure everything in place. The Febur unit is very well designed and comes with an aluminum screen to protect the fins of the radiator. The triangle-shaped radiator fits directly under the OEM radiator and will leverage the existing mounts to hold the unit firmly in place.
The installation process took me approximately 2 hours since I had to cut/trim my fairings. I had an opportunity to ride the bike before posting this video and I definitely noticed that the bike is now running at a lower temperature than before.
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Amigo si lo coloco para uso normal o uso en ciudad mucho tráfico en Ralentí qué tal funciona? Refrigeración rápida o dure más de 1 minuto el ventilador encendido?
it's great to see you posting again. Please keep them up cuz' your videos are so informative. Thank you from Vietnam
THANK YOU!!!! I am happy to hear that the videos are helpful.
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a question, when installing the extra radiator on the yamaha r3, is the fan removed?
Hey Jeff - I did in fact removed the fan on my R3 when I installed the auxiliary radiator. The temperature isn’t getting to hot unless I am stopped/idle in the pits.
I'm interested in one of these kits but I'm afraid of clearance issues with the exhaust headers. Which exhaust system do you have?
Thanks!
John
Hello John! I have the Akrapovic GP line and have no clearance issues at all. There’s a few different brackets that come with the Febur unit allowing you to adjust the space between the radiator and the headers.
Let me know if you need more info. Thanks for watching!
Cheers!
/Marco
Great job Sir 👌
Does upgrading to auxiliary Radiator require the Water Pump to be upgraded too or it would also work with the stock Water Pump?
Thank you for the kind words. No need to upgrade your water pump. It will work with the OEM pump.
Thanks for watching and let me know if you have additional questions.
Cheers!
Have you seen ~$800 worth of change in temperature?
Well, hard to quantify, but the bike is certainly running cooler. I’d definitely install another one if/when I purchase another small bike (and remove the fans).
I am not a pro rider, so performance wise, I am not seeing lap time improvements as a result of this install. But, I have piece of mind when the bike is idling on a crazy hot summer day.
Let me know if you need more details.
Cheers!
/Marco
Cara beli ny gimana mas bos ?
Damn, I dont know that something like this exist for an r25/r3. I thought the only way is to swap the radiator with that huge radiator, like the one made by a company named AAI if im not mistaken.
Hey! I never heard about AAI, but when I was researching options, I came across a company named Golpher that makes custom radiators. It looked interesting but since the Febur unit is used by many race organizations, I figured that it was a better choice for me. I only been on the track a few times since I got this unit installed, but very happy so far with the « cooler » bike 😀
Cheers!
@@landry555 Yeah, I discovered aai like few months ago, reviews are very positive but when i look at it, it was an overkill setup for the street. Glad that you enjoy your setup 👍.
Keep up the great contents.
And also wondering why you didn't consider doing header wrap by the radiator? I would think that would help keep the bike running cooler especially when you're waiting to get on the track and or just going real slow coming into the pits or whatever
Hey there - Sorry for my slow response time. That’s a great question. To be honest, I didn’t even consider wrapping the headers initially. Those header pipes are soooo small that I didn’t think they would increase the temperature too much but you are absolutely correct and it could have possibly helped a little bit with radiating heat. I usually steer away from wrapping because it traps moisture and I am too lazy to change the wrap regularly (they tend to look ugly after a few weeks of abuse). But hey, that’s my personal preference.
I used to wrap the pipes on my Ducati just because sitting directly above the exhaust was quite hot in the summer, but it was simply for comfort and not for performance or heat concerns.
What’s your experience with wrapping?
Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts. I appreciate it.
I've done had a rap on cars. Never messed with it on motorcycles. But just thinking with it as close as it is to the radiator that it could cause excess heat. Maybe not where you're at but here we regularly see temperatures in the 90s and even up to 110 or slightly higher in the summertime. I'm considering upgrading to an r3. So I've been watching a lot of different videos and information about them. About the on the other bike I'm willing to consider that I've seen so far would be a ninja 400. It kind of seems like all the reviews and everything I've watched that really like the R3 better because it revs much higher. Others tend to like the little bit lower and power of the Kawasaki. And slightly higher top speed and then there's a variance of people that like one ergonomic style over the other.
Kind of think I like the R3 better than the ninja. So like I said for now I'm just looking at what different upgrades and or options there are. Many people say there isn't much you can do for them other than a few cosmetic things and as far as performance there's almost nothing other than a pipe and a computer. I'm not all about just Straight Up Performance but I'm all about making the bike last as long as possible. And when I have to work on it make it as easy as possible to work on. So I do like the captive brake caliper and chain adjuster videos. Would also be into anything that helps lighten the bike up. Obviously a pipe does that. But there's got to be other items I'm sure
I am big fan of Yamaha products, but can't deny the fact that the Ninja 400 is a fun bike as well. I've tuned my R3 as much as I could by myself. The next steps will be to undercut the transmission and get a proper dyno and possibly upgrade my exhaust line. I am spending a lot of time at the race tracks and still not able to exploit the full potential of the R3 (and the R6) so for me it wasn't a debate about Ninja vs. R3. It was simply about the ability to find parts easily.
Thanks for sharing your input and insights (and taking the time to watch my videos!!!) I truly appreciate it. Keep me posted on your decision... :-)