I didn't see in the rules where a Water tank wasn't allowed.... first off
Then you go to a car like My Camaro and it had a Water tank and I went back
to a Radiator... because it worked...
I do use a BIG cooling fan... but so far even with the Heat in the D Motor
Prior to a Pass.. the motor doesn't get Hot enough to warrant anything more
then the Radiator....
Keeping in mind that I am running a One mile course and not five at
Bville...
Keith Turk
Austin Healey 100 / Bugeye / Box Sprite / Bonneville Land Speed Racer
Camaro ( D Gas Altered )
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> From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Altered cars & cooling
> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 4:40 PM
>
> Altered drivers,
>
> This question is primairly for those driving altered's, and I'm pretty
> sure I can guess the answer, but it's a good discussion topic. I want to
> try some experiments with the USS Wankel, which is now a Gas Coupe, in
the
> Altered class... which oughto give me aerodynamics almost identical to a
> cinder block.
>
> With the entire front end of the car blocked off with flat plates and
an
> air dam nearly to the ground what is the most efficient way to keep the
> engine cool? I was thinking water tank, but that doesn't seem to be
allowed
> in the Modified rules. Anybody have acceptable results circulating air
from
> within the engine compartment through the radiator with electric fans?
>
> To complicate matters even further for me I've got a full 1/3 of the
> rotary engine's cooling provided by the oil cooler, so I have to move air
> through it as well. That's a lot of heat to try to get removed without a
> great deal of air circulation. Can the oil cooler be relocated (under
the
> rear of the car?) as long as the radiator stays up front? Any
suggestions?
>
> Chuck Rothfuss
> ECTA
>
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