Hey guys iv tried searching for peoples ideas on Radiator Ducts for the N/A fc3s
i didnt really find anything interesting or good!.

Im looking for peoples plans that worked on good cooling if anyone knows any links can you please post them i would greatly appreciate it

Regards
pat

 

what do you mean like a cooling plate??

 

mm not really no, im talking about like a full duct that in close's the hole rad so all the air what goes threw the front bumper hole, gets pushed into the rad! something like this thanks

 

bump anyone

 

try making one out of cardboard 1st, chip foose says that if you can make it out of cardboard you can make it out of metal. i also thought about having ducting to help it flow out of the engine bay.

 

Not a a FC but a FD radiator duct for the air to flow out.(used with vented hood)

 

look through my jdm thread, theres a few in there.

 

The rule of thumb is to make the inlet cross-sectional area about 1/4 the size of the heat exchanger core, plus or minus depending on the use of the car. You want to try and place the inlet in a high pressure area, such as the lower front bumper of the car, and the outlet in a low pressure area. Use cardboard to test-fit everything as mentioned earlier in this thread. Follow this guide for relative dimensions:
http://www.ch601.org/resources/cooling_systems2.htm

 

Holy F*&K thanks guys this is gona be awesome ! i made one out of cardboard to see what types of dimensions and deisgn i should use and such. but it didnt seem right but thank you Evil Aviator for the link thats what i need
And also thanks to S14.3REW and Hypertek for the great pics and info ill keep you guys updated on my fc3s track car build and such i shall make a thread on my build soon!

Regards

Pat

 

WOW this setup is the holy Racing style!!!!!!!!

 

yea its really good:|!!! no lie but dam must of took ALONG time lol! but looks well worth it

 

just realized that FD is NA... Probably not much benefit from all that work.

 

yea but then again it can be really ported!! much more reliable + maybe a decent amount of HP !!

 

Yeah I don't see a MAF so It's probably for a purpose that it's na. Maybe for a special class or something. Looks beast though...

So just curious. I'm out of work right now and don't have a shop to make my own sheet metal designs. Anyone know of places you can go to bring a cardboard cut out and ask them if they can cut it for you for a reasonable price?

 

Many race classes don't allow turbos, and overheating is definitly an issue on a race car regardless of whether or not it has a turbo. I think the car in that picture is missing an intake box around the air filter, as well as panels that should cover the wheel well gaps.

The stock FD RX-7 has a speed-density computer which does not use an airflow meter, but I would imagine that a car like that would most likely have a standalone EMS. Check your regional subforum for fabricators in your area.

 

The headlight covers are also fixed in the down position. Definitely not a street car.

 

well depending on how pretty uou want it one could with a set of tin snips, a rivet gun, drill and a vise could construct a duct themselves in a garage, but its not gunna come out as nice as one made using brakes and whatnot. still will work.. oh and dotn forget the HVAC tape.

 

Hypertek, do you have a engine picture of the Red JDM set up, im doing something close to that.

 

ill check , i just browse the sites.

 

im really digging the last Fc amazing ! once i come back from vacation i will start a thread on my track Car build Fc3s thanks guys for the help