[V8Vairs] Successful Rear Radiator

moonpie8n at comcast.net moonpie8n at comcast.net
Mon Dec 30 21:33:15 EST 2013



  I  am  just  glad, you  saved  another  'Vair  from  the  scrap  heap.....  Rick  Norris  did  a  nice  job  on  his  too, but,  what  does  that  accomplish?  Well  .you  get  a  cool  car , with  some  decent  power  to  drive  around...  That's  Great !  But  I   am  not  about  that........  I  enjoy  R&D  and  the  problem  solving  process. I  can  see  some  challenges  here  in  getting  the  system  to  work  correctly.  I  can  tell  Doug  has  explored  many  of  the  same  areas  I  would  look  at... My  little  Monza [I  have  owned  for  18 yrs.]  has  some  rust  issues  in  the  tail. I  have  already  made  some  drawings, extending  the  tail , and  including  ductwork  in  the  process. First,  I  need  to  fab  an "oven"  to  cook  the  glass  parts  in  cold  weather [not  a  big  deal] . I  may  never  get  it  to  work , but , it  looks  like  a  fun  project.  

         Maybe  I  can  figure  something  that  might  help  Doug  along.  Nobody  approahes  a  problem  from  the  same  direction. 



                                                        Happy  Holidays   Bob  Isaac     '67  Monza 



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From: "Michael Svinth" <msvinth at hotmail.com> 
To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org> 
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 2:00:01 PM 
Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Successful Rear Radiator 


  

> From: msvinth at hotmail.com 
> To: v8vairs at corvair.org 
> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:57:23 +0000 
> Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Successful Rear Radiator 
> 
> In my build, that was an easy decision. An Up front radiator. The highest air pressure point in the car is up front. Why not use that to your advantage? The only down side is fabbing the pipes which isn't really all that bad. The other consideration for me was not wanting any more weigh in the back than necessary. And there can still be room left in the trunk. 
> 
> 
> > Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:16:46 +0000 
> > From: moonpie8n at comcast.net 
> > To: dave at rcaz.com; v8vairs at corvair.org 
> > Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Successful Rear Radiator 
> > 
> > Interesting...................... I would be interested in seeing your "Paperwork". Most people don't wanna do the R&D necessary to make it work. But ," if we can put a man on the moon, we can......................." 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dave Wenzlick" <davidwenzlick at cox.net> 
> > To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org> 
> > Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 10:56:31 AM 
> > Subject: Re: [V8Vairs] Successful Rear Radiator 
> > 
> > For a strong V8 (large amounts of heat to deal with) I'm convinced a rear position radiator will always leave you wanting. I've experimented with ducting, air dams, spoilers and channels while driving miles and miles with tattle tale yarn afixed all over my LM coupe. I've shot video of the yarn tests and the airflow paths and even have instrumented the car with several differential air pressure sensors. 
> > I know it is a lot harder to do than most people can imagine until you have tried it. If I ever move my mid-mounted radiator to a better spot I want it to work better than what I have now and not be another compromise. 
> > 
> > Dave W. 
> > 
> > 
> > ---- moonpie8n at comcast.net wrote: 
> > 
> > ============= 
> > I am sure it can be made to work [but,you just can't,"PLOP" it in there].... Because you are working at the rear of the car, "aero" is not on your side. Contact me directly , and I will give you my thinking [if U are interested ]. 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Ryan Counterman" <vairking at hotmail.com> 
> > To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org> 
> > Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 4:31:40 PM 
> > Subject: [V8Vairs] Successful Rear Radiator 
> > 
> > I know this has been discussed but I don't remember any definite solution. 
> > Has anybody had any real success with a rear radiator? And when I say success, IMO electric fans are NOT needed while the car is in motion. If you have such an engineering marvel, could you please post specifically what you have done to get air to flow through the rad while it is moving? 
> > As I contemplate what to do with my GTP powered Corsa, looking into the trunk area, a rear rad would be really easy. The success of my front mounted rad Kelmark car tells me to stick with what I know and put it in the front. 
> > Ryan Counterman65 Corsa Coupe Kelmark66 Corsa Convertible S/C 3.8 and F40 6 Speedhttp://corvaircenter.com/phorum/read.php?1,440936,page=1 
> > 
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