Any successful radiator in engine compartment conversions?, Or other than front trunk installs? Options

[Mueller]

I know this had been tried 7+ years ago, I was wondering if since then has anyone done a watercooled conversion and not put the radiator in the front trunk?

[fiid]

It seems doable to do radiators in the engine bay, or at the rear of the car at least. Sacrificing the rear trunk to save the front, esp if you could keep just enough to keep the roof back there would be a win.

Just my opinions, but it makes sense to me that with engine tin and sufficient fans you could make it work. I think an engine driven fan may make more sense. I think you might want to use an upright engine so you can maximise the surface areas on either side of the motor. Maybe a centrifugal fan on the crank wheel that blows in two directions into two radiators on either side of the motor? or maybe a slant motor with a rad on one side so you can keep the radiators away from the exhaust.

Logically, if a 3.6 can work, you should be able to do something reasonably powerful, except an air cooled motor has a *lot* of surface area (all those fins!). I think you'd have to pick something physically small-ish to make it fit, but that could still be deeply entertaining.

[McMark]

Maybe a centrifugal fan on the crank wheel that blows in two directions into two radiators on either side of the motor?

That's a good idea! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)