Cooler Engine Bay
08-10-2005, 02:51 PM
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08-10-2005, 06:09 PM
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going back to what RP said on messing up the positive/negative pressure balance of the engine bay.What about those bodykit manufactuers such as BN Sports and R-Magic who produce (very) vented hoods for the RX8, would those hoods be a bad choice to install? Looking at it from a performance stand point?
08-10-2005, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Marietta 8
GM, Chrysler, Ford, and Mazda trucks and vans (Ford too) run the PCM under the hoods including the Vettes. I agree that it's hard to swallow that it's ok to put them there and that engineers don't know it all (sorry Val!) but I am guessing that r&d figured out it was ok to do so. Our friends at Speedsource seem to think it works ok too because under that cover is a gold box with MoTeC on it. I guess it's all they could afford at the time but somehow they have managed to eek out 2 wins in a row with it anyway.
Computers in cars get hot and can live in ahot environment while working their asses off just like you or me, right Denny?
Computers in cars get hot and can live in ahot environment while working their asses off just like you or me, right Denny?
08-11-2005, 12:01 PM
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actually cooling fans for the oil coolers may not be a bad idea. Also when the oil is changed the residual oil in the coolers may need to be changed also.
The modified front ends do not feed air past the rad into the engine compartment. Some(most) do have a bigger airsupply to the rad but it doesnt by pass it. Therfore the positive/negnative pressure is still intact. the danger is if you bypass the rad with engine bay ventilation then you can have a positive pressure inside the engine bay , therefore making it harder for air to flow through the rad.
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The modified front ends do not feed air past the rad into the engine compartment. Some(most) do have a bigger airsupply to the rad but it doesnt by pass it. Therfore the positive/negnative pressure is still intact. the danger is if you bypass the rad with engine bay ventilation then you can have a positive pressure inside the engine bay , therefore making it harder for air to flow through the rad.
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