waterboxer radiator location.

[Bad bug]

Good night Guys,

Other than putting the radiator up front could it be placed in another location outside the vehicle ( engine going into a beetle ).

[Gerrelt]

I think the way Wally placed his intercooler would also be a really nice way to place a radiator.

He's gonna hate it that I use his car to promote watercooling!





I think it looks pretty good, and it fits the German look.

[CLKWRK]

Here is an unusual location:
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic....hroud#p1002119
and:
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewto...?f=37&t=130150

[Gerrelt]

Originally Posted by CLKWRK

Here is an unusual location:
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic....hroud#p1002119
and:
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewto...?f=37&t=130150

^^^ That's really nice!

I think that will work very good. A shaft driven fan should provide more then enough cooling air (after all, the aircooled engines use the same construction).

One thing to watch out for is balancing the fan, so it will not shatter at higher rpm's .

[Bad bug]

well don't really like the positions shown there.

[Gerrelt]

Well, then you are out of options!

Put it in the front.

[al_kaholik]

Behind the rear wheels using small radiator(s) and wider wings.

[evilC]

Originally Posted by al_kaholik

Behind the rear wheels using small radiator(s) and wider wings.

A pair of Mini rads (not BMW) venting into the space above the gearbox and ducted from the leading edge of the rear wing. The inlet hole doesn't have to be that large and probably no more than 1/3 of the rad size.

[joeyd63]

mines on the back

[al_kaholik]

Great minds my friend... Guess who has already sized them up

[DORIGTT]

I've got a pair I bought for my Ghia and they'll work beautifully (I hope).

[Bad bug]

Someone post a photo of these radiators please. I had an idea to build a 5 pass 12 x 13 x 5 inch radiator.

[Gerrelt]

That's very small. Where are you going to place it, and what kind of fan are you going to use with that?

[Bad bug]

I think another member on this forum used a small radiator to cool his waterboxer engine and that was placed in the rear fender area.

[spannermanager]

Here's my racing Okrasa wasser being redied for fire up after a rebuild and detune.... It was turbocharged with staged 8 injector system back in the mid '80, my cooling system wont help a road car install, but in my case it works well, it uses two Honda bike rads for L&R heads over the trans, these pair up and off up to the main rad at the front, control is electronic, no mechanical water pump is used. its on carbs short term for a shake down in a well known saloon car championship over here, before it gets its injection and ignition system back on. its built for corner exit torque and mid range power. more data to come when its looking more finished and set up, i have another build planned at 2.9 ltr, all the core is ready for machining etc, all i need is the time
please don't fall for all the myth and rumor about unreliable wassers, its only the owners that introduce the weak links, as with any engine, ive made expensive mistakes myself... they also love turbos and have a very good head design, very det resistant, and the lower half can take prodigious power hikes as they come from stock, the coolant has better thermal efficiency than aircooled, allowing more power/ advance for longer time periods, plus all the T1 goodies can be used, from cranks to camshafts.
I Hope to see more wassers being built .
Best regards, spanners,,