More Cooling Needed, Raby 2056 Motor Options

[HalM]

I ran a DE this weekend and the weather was hot, averaging high 80's to low 90's. By the end of a 20 minute session, the temperature guage was bumping right up to the red mark. A "parade lap" would quickly drop it back down.

I did a quick search on cooling and I ran across a link to BAT. They have a unit that mounts to the engine lid. Price seems reasonable and it might even be DIY.

My car is 50/50 driver and DE. Anyone have any experience with this setup? Am I wasting time thinking about it and should I just go ahead and do a front mount?

Thanks for comments.

[Jake Raby]

First off, oil temperature is NOT ENGINE TEMPERATURE!!!!!

The 2056 when correctly tuned should not need an external oil cooler to keep temps down- especially one of my combos that generally run much cooler than stock. Always contact me first for recommendations- no one knows that particular engine and it's tuning better than I do.

Do you have alternative instrumentation or is the stock gauge all you have? It is a must to outfit these cars with a head temp gauge as well as an oil temp gauge that actually reads in increments instead of "Red or green".

Mounting anything on the engine klid is not wise.. That heat that is being pulled from the oil is radiated into the engine bay and not only raises fan inlet temps but also throttle inlet temps making for a less efficient charge of air to cool the engine as well as for combustion.

Keeping inlet temps down increases power, efficiency and running temps.