My cut-less conversion, My new rotary build attempt but with NO body cutting. |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
My cut-less conversion, My new rotary build attempt but with NO body cutting. |
Rotary'14 |
Oct 23 2011, 06:09 PM
Post
#1
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 753 Joined: 24-April 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 3,977 |
I've been slowly gathering steam on this. After talking to the folks at the G&R flesh roast,, I'd thought I'd share some pics and thoughts.
I don't want to do any major cutting on my conversion. My goal is to have 2 usable trunks, and a car that can be easily converted back to a stocker. There have been a few threads where the possibility/impossibility of an engine bay radiator. Here's my take on it. I believe that at 25+ mph there is a low pressure spot behind the back window. I think this will be enough to suck air up through the engine compartment. I would love to hear some constructive criticism. -Robert Attached image(s) |
Rod |
Oct 25 2011, 06:56 AM
Post
#2
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 617 Joined: 1-January 08 From: Farnham UK Member No.: 8,526 Region Association: England |
I think you need to look underneath the car to get enough cooling power... Have the fans blowing down as there is deffo a low pressure zone above teh engine lid, but I think you'll have most success by putting a plastic strip along the bottom of the car in front of the engine bay cutout - This will create a high pressure area under the car (Like the original two small flaps) and with teh low pressure above and the high pressure below you'll create a suck through.
If you can I'd arrange the fans to blow up when stationary and at low crawling speeds and then reverse to blow down when you're going over say 30kph.. But I really do think that most engine bay cooling solutions have failed because of the lack of a high pressure point below the engine bay - and it's easy to achieve.. |
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 14th January 2025 - 06:27 PM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |