Re: water cooled verses air cooled air charge

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

>Better, all other factors being equal, water cooled is far superior to
>air.........
>How many air cooled engines (automotive) are left?..........none...(OK
>almost none..
>Avi
Since Porsche went to water cooled 911s, no one.

Aviation piston aircraft are almost entirely air-cooled.  Much more
reliable; no water pumps, radiators, coolant loss, etc. to worry about.
They are, however, starting to make water-cooled piston aircraft engines.

There doesn't seem to be much in weight savings; the new 911 engine is
quite a bit lighter.

I'd love to go to a water-cooled IC, but there are some questions to be
answered, like where do you put the radiator on a car that already has 2
radiators and an oil cooler?  I guess the answer is "in the big hole left
by the air-air IC"?  I guess that would make for some shorter runs, and the
water/air IC could be put between the metal pipe and the turbo, leaving the
entire grille area wide open for the small radiator(and a fan!)  The fan
would have the nice side effect of lowering underhood temps while at a
standstill...

Brett
91 200q 20v

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