This is correct.
I can pick up a used NASCAR radiator next door. (I live in Concord Nc)
But.... I cant fit a 3.5x2 ft radiator in the Tiger. The radiators are so big in
the short track cars
they have to lay them down about 40 degrees just to get them in the cars. For
short
runs you can do the same thing the NASCAR folks do for qualifying.
Plug off the radiator, (less drag) flush the system with Ice water, and go like
H**L for 3
laps or 5 miles. And I guess at 200+mph the volume metric efficiency of the
radiator increases
slightly.
Doug
DrMayf@aol.com wrote:
> Heat would be a little less than that put out by a NASCAR engine. They use
> (generally) Stewart water pumps, and Griffin radiators. Remember, this is not
> a stop and go car, rather, it is used for flat out speeds and for only a few
> short minutes. For instance, even considering the run up to the flying mile to
> be 3 miles, just how long does it take to cover 5 miles. The last mile is
> coast, the 4th mile is at 250 mph, so it only takes approximately 15 seconds
> to cover that mile! So it does not take long to make a run, not like NASCAR
> with approximately the same hp. Of interest is the rule of thumb that about
> 1/3 of the heat produced goes out through the radiator: in this case about 200
> hp worth of heat, another 1/3 goes out the exhaust. What the dickens the other
> does, I don't have a clue..
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