Radiator orientation
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Radiator orientation
I went to a huge auto show the other day. There were a lot of high performance specialty cars there, and I got looking at all the cool things they had under their hoods. Later on when I got home, I got looking under the hood of my 94. About 40% of the underhood space is taken up by a huge air cleaner system and the radiator and shroud. If these were oriented differently you could clear up a lot of space under the hood for adding other things like turbos. There was a Saleen there (I think it was a Saleen) that had the engine pushed half way into the interior dash; the rest of the engine bay was filled with coolers, a pivoting link front suspension setup, and other high tech goodies that would never fit in a vette engine bay. A number of modern cars are venting the hot radiator air out through the top of the hood like some of the old Cobras, the new Ford GT for example. I was wondering, has anybody ever mounted their C4 radiator in a different position other than the stock position for any reason? What was it for and how did it work out?
How do you plan on getting air to it!! Need pics.
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This is all make-believe of course, but instead of tilting the top back into the engine, what if it were tilted forward. Air still comes in the bottom as usual but then has a straight shot out a top grill. The problem with the stock location is the air has a harder time getting out of the engine bay because of the tight fit of everything. Air runs right into the engine block. I recently shrouded the PS cooler because it gets blasted with hot air from the radiator and then it doesn't cool very well. Air is now ducted under the radiator to the PS cooler and is significantly cooler but I can't say for sure how much effect that is having on the PS cooler. I've also made a spoiler type duct for the radiator to funnel in more (less rock laden) air. Ducting seems to help the vettes because the engine bays are so tight and closed in, so I was just thinking of different airflow ideas.
