03/29/2007 02:03:57 pm If this wasn't on my own race car, I don't know if I would belive it!
I went to Florida last week for our NMRA season opener. I had several new untested parts, the Flex-a-lite fan and radiator among them. I was so surprised to see how well the new system cooled. I almost refused to believe it. My best run of the weekend was a 9.71 elapsed time at 138.29 miles per hour. I specifically looked at the Stewart Warner gauge and it was an incredible 138 degrees as I returned to my pit. That was a round trip temperature I guess you could call it.
This system is so very efficient. I also realized how quickly I could cool the engine when I came back to the pit. This will be a big benefit when we get caught in a "hot lap" scenario.
I also have gained confidence in the fact that I can cool quickly in the staging lanes if necessary.
I know that it is lowering the temperature an average of 20+ degrees from my previous 3 row unit.
I had several people looking at the system in the pits and staging lanes. The cutaway sample of a tank will be a nice item to have on hand to show them. My engine builder, Jim Kuntz was impressed.
I thought you would want to hear some facts and observations.
Please keep in touch.
Larry Geddes
geddex1@sbcglobal.net
