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Adventures in oil cooling - relocating my front cooler
I've finally started work again on re-working my front oil cooler. I decided that I can't put it in the trunk (for now) and duct the air over the hood, so I instead I raised it 2.5" and added ducting out the side of the box. I used some pieces of 3" tubing to create a path through the trunk into the fenderwell. I'm not competent in CFD - and could never hope to be - but what I'm shooting for is to get a slight venturi effect with these pipes used in conjunction with the RS brake ducts in the bumpers.
I realize this setup won't give me nearly as much airflow as the IROC setup with the low-mounted cooler, but I really don't want to have to keep replacing coolers! I'll fab up some sort of ducting to get as much air into the cooler as I can, and I might even take the hole saw to the front bumper in the license plate area. You can see all of the pix @ http://66.34.72.138/howto/965-bumper/index.html As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.  
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Nice job Thom...street and track test reports required!
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12-29-2003, 10:16 AM
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Your ability never ceases to amaze me Thom! I may have to pick your brain over the winter for my cooler project.
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12-29-2003, 12:12 PM
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Thom,
I tried to get to your pics, but I'm getting this message: You are not authorized to view this page You might not have permission to view this directory or page using the credentials you supplied. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you believe you should be able to view this directory or page, please try to contact the Web site by using any e-mail address or phone number that may be listed on the 66.34.72.138 home page. You can click Search to look for information on the Internet. HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden Internet Explorer
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12-30-2003, 07:48 AM
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Gee, thanks Thom...
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My work here is nearly finished.
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12-30-2003, 08:20 AM
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Arrg! The maroon that runs the server keeps setting the perms on the /www directory to 000 - so none of the web sites that run on that box are visible. Must be the "new math" of security...
Of course, I don't have root on this box...
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12-30-2003, 08:58 AM
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Art....When you are done with Thom's brain...Can you Fed-Ex it to me?
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12-30-2003, 09:26 AM
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Whohoo! We're back!
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12-30-2003, 12:01 PM
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Thom,
Looks good, I admire your ingenuity!
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12-30-2003, 12:22 PM
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Man I gotta learn howe to weld. So much cool stuff you can do.
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1977 & 1986 Porsche 911S & 951 3.2 turbo & 2.7 Tur
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