Automotive Cooling Tag

The classic car movement is a strong force in the automotive world. ’57 Chevys, 1970 GT-HOs, E-Type Jags, for example, populate forums and car shows. Every now and then though, a hidden gem pops up, and it’s a sure bet the owner goes to great lengths to make it both look good and help it keep its cool.

Motorsport has proven to be a fantastic proving ground for mechanical components in cars. Not unexpectedly it puts a lot of stress and pressure on areas such as the transmission, the driveline that puts power down to the ground via the wheels. But what about cooling?

When California based Josh Backes was looking for a way to keep the running temperatures of his Chevelle in check, he stumbled across the Davies Craig brand and our range of Electric Water Pumps. Read on below to find out about his EWP150 & Thermatic Electric Fan installation and some of the benefits he's experienced!

Mechanical Water Pumps are one of very few remaining car parts that have remained unchanged for the best part of the last century. While every aspect of increasing the power to an engine has been explored to the nth degree, the same can not be said when it comes to automotive cooling.

Davies Craig manufactures a wide range of automotive cooling products with its award winning Electric Water Pumps and Thermatic Fans often receiving the plaudits from industry professionals and car enthusiasts. But what about our range of smaller capacity Electric Booster Pumps (EBP)? Where do they fit into the Davies Craig product range and what applications are they best suited to?

The Hot Rod Power Tour is a big automotive event in the United States. This weekend, starting June 9 and going through to June 15, is the 24th running of the HRPT.

Driving a car, a truck, a bus, etc relies on a combination of metal and electrical components to work together in harmony. Pretty much since the internal combustion engine was invented, there’s been a need to hang components off the side.

The annual British Speed Week held in November each year once had a story about a car powered by an engine sourced from a WW2 fighter plane. It was a spectacle to behold with flames, sparks, and smoke being emitted as it was piloted around the show’s test track.

Australian based Davies Craig can supply a range of electric Thermatic fans and electric water pumps for vehicle cooling systems, plus the associated digital controllers and switches that are compatible with existing vehicle components.

Davies Craig is proud to continue its support of the Oxford University Motorsport foundation in 2018.

Davies Craig recently made the trip stateside for one of the biggest automotive trade shows in the world

Being the biggest automotive aftermarket show in the world, Davies Craig couldn’t wait to head to Las Vegas to not only showcase our own products, but also get an inside look at the latest and greatest products in the industry. Davies, Craig was incredibly honoured and excited to receive the SEMA Global Media Award at this year’s event for our innovative LCD EWP/Fan Digital Controller.

This ‘Sheepey Built’ Twin Turbo Lamborghini Huracan was recently unveiled at SEMA, receiving a ton of attention from attendees. With two huge turbos and some incredible fabrication work the Huracan pumps out an impressive horsepower figure north of the 1000 mark.

Davies Craig will once again be stateside for PRI in Indianapolis, Indiana on December 7-9.

Team Greenspeed have set a new record in the CDT class at Bonneville Speedweek with a two-run average speed of 219.411mph.

Davies Craig is heading to SEMA once again in 2017 to showcase our range of industry leading automotive cooling products to the world.

Jonathon Foster and his FosterZ performance LS-swapped Datsun 240z has recently embarked on 2017 Drag week.

Mechanical water pumps are one of the very few remaining parts of a car that have remained unchanged throughout recent automotive history.

Davies Craig, the Australian owned automotive cooling company is spreading its wings across the USA

Davies Craig USA recently attended “Hot August Nights” in beautiful Reno, Nevada

Davies Craig attended the Louisville Nationals in Kentucky over the weekend, an event that draws in well in excess of 10,000 cars and 100,000 attendees. The weather was beautiful and we loved the opportunity to catch up with countless car enthusiasts, many of whom have been Davies Craig customers.

Davies Craig undertook to assist a customer who was experiencing an overheating issue with his CJ8 Jeep equipped with the 4.2 litre, 6 cylinder engine and 3 speed automatic transmission.

Davies Craig will be stateside on August 3-6 for the Louisville Street Rod Nationals showcasing our world class range of automotive cooling products.

Take a look at this beautiful LS-swapped Datsun 280Z that has been keeping things cool with a Davies Craig EWP150!