are koyo rads the best???

Started by weejimmy, June 14, 2008, 05:35:13 PM

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SiH

There are some in my project thread, i\'ll try to link to some others later :)
It\'s not pretty at the mo, but it works very well.

However, it has one major weakness: Heatsoak when standing still.

So far it\'s done 3 track type things, all quite different.
The first was Curborough sprint track - which was 3 laps, then queue waiting for the next slot, then another 3 laps. Once out and running it was fine, but queueing it got very warm, and the inlet temps were reaching high levels - mid 50\'s and even touching low 60\'s whilst queueing. When on the go though, they then drop like  stone. This was with a vented bonnet.

The second was Castle Combe, where it behaved perfectly - only 1 20 minute session but temps were consistently very close to ambient due to the car constantly moving.
Finally it did Prescott Hill hillclimb track at the weeknd - similar format to Curborough - a run up the hill then queue for the next one. This time with a stock bonnet. Water and oil temps were great, but inlet temps were soaring and i kept having to stop to let the car cool.

So basically the problem is when the car is standing - i guess this is also a problem with the stock setup. I\'m not sure whether it\'s due to heatsoak from the rad to the IC, or the AIT sensor heating up. Eithere way, it\'s not ideal, and I\'m not sure where to go from here. As soon as the car is on the move though, the temps are great.