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Old November 28th 2010, 20:29
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waterboxer radiator location.

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 ).
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Old November 29th 2010, 15:47
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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.
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Old November 29th 2010, 15:54
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Here is an unusual location:
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic....hroud#p1002119
and:
http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewto...?f=37&t=130150
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Old November 29th 2010, 16:06
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^^^ 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 .
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Old November 29th 2010, 19:33
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well don't really like the positions shown there.
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Old November 30th 2010, 14:12
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Well, then you are out of options!

Put it in the front.
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Old December 1st 2010, 11:48
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Behind the rear wheels using small radiator(s) and wider wings.
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Old December 21st 2010, 21:24
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mines on the back


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Old December 22nd 2010, 12:06
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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.
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Old December 22nd 2010, 12:28
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Great minds my friend... Guess who has already sized them up
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Old December 22nd 2010, 12:50
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I've got a pair I bought for my Ghia and they'll work beautifully (I hope).
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Old December 31st 2010, 17:09
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Someone post a photo of these radiators please. I had an idea to build a 5 pass 12 x 13 x 5 inch radiator.
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That's very small. Where are you going to place it, and what kind of fan are you going to use with that?
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Old January 1st 2011, 12:13
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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.
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Why do people always try and reinvent the wheel?

All the ducting in the world is not going to make a rad in the parcel tray area work properly, the only way is something like Wallys.

Front is still the best option though, look at all factory setups that are rear or mid mount (Porsche, MR2, MGF just to name a few), they still use rads in the front, cos it gets the best air flow and the heat can get away as well.
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