As I understand it you only need the radiator in the /GC or /PRO classes,
you can use a tank in /ALT and /CC if you want to. I've used a tank a
Bonneville for many years with no problems.
JB
At 07:40 PM 5/19/99 -0400, Chuck Rothfuss wrote:
>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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