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Stalker 04-03-05 12:34 AM

coolant passage mod.
 
there is a mod where they increase the surface of the coolant passage by grinding it and making it like a heatsink.
anyone know how to do that ??
and what is that called??

jgrewe 04-03-05 07:29 PM

I've just ground some grooves in the coolant passages to give more surface area. Around the spark plugs gets extra attention.

Jeff20B 04-03-05 08:48 PM

It is called the rotor housing water jacket modification.

Pele 04-03-05 10:08 PM

Just around the spark plugs, or all coolant passages?

Can this mod be overdone?

Any cons to this mod?

Jeff20B 04-04-05 03:22 AM

Racing Beat just does it around the spark plug area. If it's overdone, it weakens the structure. How much is too much? I don't know. I considered it for my recent 4 port 13B, but decided against it since I've never seen it in real life and won't be racing the engine.

chris_stampe 04-07-05 05:13 PM

Anyone have pictures? Or know wheres theres a writeup?

13btnos 04-07-05 05:27 PM

http://www.rotorsportsracing.com/per...htm#coolingmod PICTURE

Stalker 04-08-05 12:22 PM

if i wanted to do this kind of mod, what kind of tool should i use??

jgrewe 04-08-05 01:06 PM

Die grinder with a burr that gives you any kind of "V" profile or the top corner of a cylinder shaped one.

Pele 04-11-05 01:34 PM

Would there be a point to doing it anywhere aside from near the spark plugs? Perhaps near the intake and top of the rotor housing to cool it through the intake phase? Or would that actually heat up the incoming fuel/air mixture?

What about near the bottom and exhaust ports? I suppose no gains there, as you want all the expansion you can get there. and once the burned mixture is gone, there's no need or way to cool it.

Pele 04-11-05 01:36 PM


Originally Posted by Stalker
if i wanted to do this kind of mod, what kind of tool should i use??

If you have access to a Knee mill, CNC mill, or any other type of metal milling machine, you could probably use a rough edge end mill.

jgrewe 04-11-05 08:16 PM

Other than the plug area and maybe the exhaust area you would be better off slowing down your water pump to slow down the water a little. I made a bigger water pump pully after I installed a smaller crank pully.(No room with a stock crank pully) this helped a lot of things on the racecar.


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