1982 Cordoba Stock Car.

Your gona love that fan! Those little guys weigh nothing and move a shit ton of air! I always ran them. Nice work Dippy!
 
Wouldn't hardware cloth be a little better than door screen? Thinking from an airflow perspective, particularly if it gets clogged (which is also more likely with screen).

Other than that and the engine color, you're rockin'!
 
Yeah, well, everyone was using Wedge combustion chambers when Chrysler decided to try something different and the Hemi was born. :D

Hardware cloth is a lot stronger than screen and is available in a sizable array of openings that would increase airflow across the radiator. If you're not familiar with hardware cloth, it's not cloth at all. It's fully-welded wire mesh of approximately 22-24ga steel.

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Airflow is airflow, and the hardware cloth still afford good protection with a lot more of said airflow.
 
Even with the window screen you still get mud on the rad. Screen with larger holes will just make it worse. That's why I have it so far away from the radiator as when you get stuck behind someone it's gonna plug up but keep your rad clean, also I made it long enough to drag on the ground so when it flaps around any mud stuck to it that has dried will get knocked off.
 
i think i would have brought it out at an angle and strapped it to the front bumper from under neeth that way there is still a way of drawing fresh air in up from under neeth like an air flow channel
 
So I smashed the tailgate of my Dakota with the trailer and found out the car overheats if left idling for too long.

Was a good night. :doubt:
 
In that big 45 galllon drum of a fan shroud...don't you need a bigger fan? A 17" is not going to fill up the opening enough to create proper airflow and draw through the radiator..

Regradless looking great dippy...sucks about the tailgate though.....:doh:
 
I didn't look at the fan arrangement, but the fan blades should be centered front-to-rear along the edge of the shroud, and have about 1" clearance around the circumference. Both maximize airflow while minimizing turbulence. Another idea is to adjust the hood hinges incorrectly, so the rear edge of the hood sits too high. It allows heat to escape at the corners of the hood/engine bay while letting fresh air in near the center.
 
What hood hinges? Weight reduction man, I threw that shit out! :D


Air flow is not an issue at all as I was the coolest running car at test an tune!

At 2,000 RPM I'll suck a shop rag to that mesh grill.


Couple minor adjustments and she ran fast and hard at test and tune on Saturday! Corners like a dream!





Cold air intake installed. It was missing from the car originally so I robbed one out of another car at the farm and riveted it in.





Put some mirrors on the car.









And a little added traction coming out of the corner.

 
your missunderstanding...you can have all the air in the world comming in...but GETTING IT OUT is whats more important...if you can gap up the hood at the back go for it..the temps will DIVE...hell some from the bay into the cowl would do wonders i bet
 
69.5CUDA said:
your missunderstanding...you can have all the air in the world comming in...but GETTING IT OUT is whats more important...if you can gap up the hood at the back go for it..the temps will DIVE...hell some from the bay into the cowl would do wonders i bet
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Yes I understand you and after looking after you remove the hood hinges the hood sits too low so I'll extend the hood pins and throw some heater hose shims under the hood and get some hood to cowl clearance. :dance:
 
Diplomat_Wagon said:
At 2,000 RPM I'll suck a shop rag to that mesh grill.
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I told you those fans are awesome didn't I. They weigh nothing and move shit tons of air, The spin weight savings on the engine makes the rev time drop like a stone. I have had the hat sucked off of my head and into the fan a few times while tuning my car when I was racing.
 
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