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Buckeye Sprints, National race at Mid-Ohio this weekend |
groot |
Aug 19 2005, 07:15 AM
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I'm headed to M-O this weekend to race. Anybody else going?
I'm trying out a few things and uncovered a problem or two in the process. For cooling, I'm running 2-3" ducts from the turn signal openings (one on each side)... I know many of you think it's not enough, but I'm willing to try it out before I run a huge duct. I also replaced by EGT senders with some Westach parts. I was checking to see if they worked and oh, my..... they read a lot higher than my other senders did. I'm guessing the old senders were not the right calibration to work with my Westach gage. I still have to do the alignment, I'm removing some camber to save weight.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) |
Thorshammer |
Aug 19 2005, 08:53 AM
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I've been thinking about this as well, and think it is very interestign the factory choose to install some air deflectors at the very back edge of the pan. This would either turbulate the flow (which is what I expect) or create a low pressure area behind them at higher speeds. The most telling information is the position of the rubber deflectors. Right in front of the cylinders on both sides. If they were for something else, don't you think they would have put them all the way across ?
This really makes me think they are there to increase the cooling ability. As for the 2 3 inch ducts Kevin, I think that any fresh air you can point at the fan will make a difference. Certainly what may be more important is the duct leading into the hoses. Anything that will create a convergence will increase the eff. of the hose. (Bernouli) What you have is what I have been thinking about running this year. But our motors are different. Do you have all of your cooling fins in your fan??? If so, i have been told the standard fan will cavitate, but I don't know the RPM. Maybe this is a factor??? Good luck this weekend, Remember, your chasing points. Erik Madsen |
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