You've got the perfect cooling system for Bonneville. If it was a lot of work,
when you get back from Bonneville imagine this was your third trip and
the first one that didn't end early because of a blown engine.
Bryan
Sparky wrote:
> Otto,, I have DAVE and Russ Mack to thank for my cooling system---Dave
>SHAMED me into a radiator in box---
>
> Russ and I designed this type of heat exchanger in the middle of the night to
>and from Tx. to B'ville
>
> yes it was at elevated idle--
>
> I have a Hi Flow, belt driven factory type water pump (with a sprint car
>lower pulley so that alt. and pump dont turn more that 5500 at 8000) that runs
>the water thru a radiator in a box that has been modified to make a 2 pass
>heat exchanger that box holds 11 gallons of water---when the return water gets
>to 210 I turn on the aux water pump that runs 3 gpm of "one pass" ambient
>temp.water thru the box out of a 16 gallon tank from the back of the rear
>axel...I can add ice or go to a bigger pump if that doesnt cool it--- It also
>has a elevated deareation burp can--with a 25-30 psi cap at its highest
>point---again thanks to Dave...
>
> Oh---by the way---I WISH I had twice as much power---actually I dont have
>much more than you do---I figure 700 max at B'ville
>
>
> "Sparky"
> RATICAL AA/GL 2211
> 219.124 El Mirage
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