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Old Aug 9, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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im thinking - stick the thing in the roof - game set match lol


Options are endless with this, the bst option i feel is to vent the air out of the rear of the car with the rad being complety encased as to keep air flow at its best the air should force / suck itslef out.

The flow under the car mainly is cool air... other than from heat from transmission exhaust and turbo which vents underneath.

With the set up similar to a rs200 with roof vents to intercooler this set up could be fiasable too.

Like we have said , trail and error is the key to the game.

Im liking the thought of all the room up front for a large intercooler but this rear mounted rad situation is rather more complex than first thought.

Its something i have to do and feel function should always superseed fashion.Its just the flowing of air to the rad thats crucial - getting rid of it out the back is the easy part. The naca ducts in rear side windows will aid in pulling air through also.

I do think that up front most of the rads temps is due to heat soak from engine and turbo....

Thankfully a friend knows a guy running a golf mk2 with a 20v t in it who is developing a rear mount rad also... So i shall make a call him to and get some snaps
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