Re <VV> A/C Condensers & Fans (long)

[Mark J. Murphy]

If you were going to go through the troubles of modification, why not just
relocate and isolate the condenser from the engine room, with it's own air
intake and exhaust and it's own fans.  Right fender perhaps?  Anything can
be done with enough time, patience, money and ambition.  :)
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hubbell" <whubbell@cox.net>
To: "Rusty Rose" <vairboy2001@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: Re <VV> A/C Condensers & Fans (long)


> Hmm.  If it is true that the limiting factor is the amount of air that can
> flow through the top of the engine, then I wonder what would be the effect
> of puller fans PLUS an additional air outlet, say through the spare tire
> well or maybe creating a vent between the rear edge of the deck lid and
the
> rear of the car.  Assuming that the puller fans really are pressurizing
the
> engine compartment, opening a vent elsewhere should allow some of the
excess
> air to be exhausted.  If true, now we only need to figure out how to
exhaust
> the hot air from the compressor and bring in fresh cool air for the
engine.
> Maybe some sort of "ram" effect from the front of the wheel wells?