Here are a couple of pics showing how I cool the transaxle on my vintage 914/6 race car
Pump ( white ) is gear driven. filter ( red ) has temperature couple, fluidyne oil radiator is mounted between the megaphones
nice job
can you add pictures of your cooler from below
I would love to see your mounting bracket
thanks
brant
Looks good! I have my auxiliary engine cooler in the same spot.
Very nice! If you get a chance, could you post some pictures of the hook ups to the transmission? What kind of temps are you you seeing with the cooler? We are seeing 200-230 with a 2.5 liter six and a 901. Cooler is always better
To chilling in vt
I had the car up for some servicing so I took a couple of pics of the cooler install , outlet with o ring boss, return ( -8 in case and -6 thru intermediate plate
Ran at track in the mid 80s and temp ( sensor in red filter ) never exceeded190
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Thanks! That is one very clean car.
Thanks
As my mentor in building race cars stressed to me over 25 years ago " there are dozens of reasons for not going fast, but no reason for being a slob "
Pics of mine on this thread
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=177277&st=0
and http://www.facebook.com/naroescapemotorsports
but - WHY ??
it makes sense for a 24-hrs enduro World Makes Championship run in 1970-72
but vintage racing today is only about 15-20 minutes on track
so why bother -??
(yep - i know - i BTDT - old age now questions the folly of my youthful fevers)
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Nice pics.
Thank you!
KT
This huge fan on the rear end is one approach.
With the trans cooler:
I'm getting 220 degree's after 20 minute vintage race with a 2liter on an 80 degree day at coronado island/sea level
(I also ran at hallet, oklahoma which is 900ft above sea level. I still ran 220 on an 80degree ambient day)
imagine what I was getting before the cooler at the event I blew the trans up last july. It was a 110 degree day and we had 2 drivers on the car that day, running back to back sessions at 5000ft of elevation where the air is less dense and cooling less efficient by far...
I didn't have a gauge on it then, but I'm guessing 260f or more is the norm without a cooler (in a 20 minute session with a tiny 2.0 motor)
I also would theorize that lower gears, smaller diameter wheels, more rpm and definitely a clutch limited slip differential would add to the heat problem if a person has any of those contributing factors.
putting a gauge on the tranny is a real eye opener... no wonder everyone has always said the 901 couldn't handle high hp. I still believe its a 250hp tranny but that keeping oil temps in check is mandatory just like you would for a motor.
for example, you don't hear people recommending to skip front coolers on race cars or that its a waste of time to install an oil temp gauge for an air cooled motor.
brant
Very tidy car.What venues do you run?
I have had a temp guage on the tranny for many years. No LSD so temps are not to bad (those lsd clutches do add heat).
I think the rational limit for uncooled 901 based gearboxes in competion is about 180 HP (as improved). Or 210 degees if you ar using Swepco.
I run a stock class 914/4 2.0 car.
It looks to me like the cooled oil is being spraed on the Ring gear. If so that is good, but not good if in the toothed side (from WEVO).
I did not see a filter, which is a matter some concern, since tranies are a dirty world.
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V
^^^ Slick!
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