Build Pictures 5-1-10

[Tilly819]

Originally Posted by happyjo

Tilly, the Oil cooler should be behind the rad.
The Coolant water needs cooling and the oil needs warming.
Airplane engines have to have that configuration because of the high speed, but then again it is a roadster!

Not quite understanding what you are saying, the camparrison to an aircraft is not a great one if you dont mind my saying.... they infatct in aerospace terms are known as heat exchangers and they tend to be mounted in direct air flow thow it vaires from engine to engine piston, turbine etc etc

the purpose of an aero heat exchanger is still to cool the oil, the engine does the warming same as in a car or any other trye of engine the main differeance is that they can control the amount of cooling by having valving in the oil lines. it is only when opperating in very cold tempretures they the oil becomes too thick due to the cold and this tends to be rectified by line heaters and oil thinners in older engines.

I am considering putting the oil cooler behind the rad NOT to warm the oil but to allow more airflow thew the rad since it is a little on the small side as it is i do not want to be pulling the heat lost from the hot engine oil threw the rad and loose effenciy of the rad I may well fit a small under car scoop to derect flow into the oil cooler as well

Chears Tilly