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SirAndy |
Feb 6 2003, 06:05 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,669 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
anyone ever bothered to measure the running temp of a front-oilcooler?
does it even get hot enough to use it as a heater "replacement"? brad said that he doesn't like the front-coolers that route the air upwards with an exit through the trunk lid because you get all the hot air in the car when the top is off. question is, does it really get that hot? if yes, i could route the air from the front cooler under the hood right into the inside to get some heat. what'ya'think? |
brant |
Feb 6 2003, 06:29 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 11,632 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Colorado Member No.: 47 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
andy,
again, take this with a grain of salt. It's only my 1 experience. I don't really know the answer you asked for... but..... The restriction flowing out of the cooler will significantly effect its ability to actually drop oil temp. I tried 3 different outlets on my front cooler. In its most restrictive form, I had the cooler in the front/bumper area. The air passed through the cooler into the front trunk. I (then) had a full sized duct which turned 90 degrees and dumped the exit through the bottom of the trunk. The duct work only extended 6 inches after the cooler before turning 90 degrees down. This was roughly a 6 x 12 inch cooler. I found even just this one simple 90 degree turn to be so restrictive that I could not drive more than a 30 minute session with out heating the motor into the red... When I changed my exit, and ducted the same hole straight out of the back of the cooler and gently upswept into the front hood, I dropped my oil temp significantly. In this form, the car could do 1 hour on the track and not reach the temps of the previous set up. sorry for rambling... but It is my belief that ducting the exit air through the fresh air system or in even a single 90 degree sharp turn, will be too restrictive to give you the cooling you are looking for. brant |
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