Radiator re-lo

The foam-board is a true sized rad. My main concern is I'll be losing about 7-ft.of coolant-line, ( and some weight!!) which means I'll be losing maybe a quart of coolant. Concerns??? I'll be adding a shroud for better air-flow from the fan. I guess I'll try it and hope for the best.

Good idea Pate, i've seen it before like that. My only concern is I dont like scalding hot fluid that close to my head.

Pate, I think as long as you keep what liquid you have cool you should be OK.

wvyankee2 wrote:

Good idea Pate, i've seen it before like that. My only concern is I dont like scalding hot fluid that close to my head.

I'm still going to retain the puke-tank, so a hot-shower............ should'nt be a problem. It will be mounted down low on the bed. I've checked head-clearence with a helment and there's alot of room. Of course I'll fab-up a guard of some sort for the front to keep fin-damage to a minium. Air-flow should be a little better, so maybe that will offset the coolant-loss. I'm going to use Engine-Ice also.

Did you have overheating problems in the last race? (mudfest)

wvyankee2 wrote:

Did you have overheating problems in the last race? (mudfest)

Nope, none. In fact it ran cooler than the normal 180, I guess because of splashing thru water every 10 FEET!!!!! It will be dry this time tho!!!!

what's the advantage of mounting it up there, just curious ?

No mud build-up, keeps the fan out of the water, no possiblity of a stick-injection........

I have been thinking of doing this myself just thought it would be too invovled for me... :|

Will the heat next to your body be a problem? Also a fan may be a little noisy. I think it will work fine, but I can see a couple of negatives.

Last Chance Rhino wrote:

Will the heat next to your body be a problem? Also a fan may be a little noisy. I think it will work fine, but I can see a couple of negatives.

I don't think the heat will be a problem, it never gets that hot. Fan, yes that could get annoying. I think before I dive into this permenetly, I'm gonna do temporary set-up and see if in fact it's a good idea or not.