[TylerWilson785]

Guys
A few days ago I found a thread with pics of a lowered chin deflector that had bracing behind it so that it wouldn't bend back.
I cannot find it now, where is it?
I would like to do a similar setup.

Thanks
Tyler

[firehawkclone]

Here's something i did way back in the day, it was the very first design. I still have the brackets and some of the plastic cardboard stuff(light strong self clearence's) today. It will go on my black car if it ever hits the track.

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/firehawkclone/Car%20fab%20pics/DSC00775.jpg)

[TylerWilson785]

Here's something i did way back in the day, it was the very first design. I still have the brackets and some of the plastic cardboard stuff(light strong self clearence's) today. It will go on my black car if it ever hits the track.

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/firehawkclone/Car%20fab%20pics/DSC00775.jpg)

Hey! That is what I have been talking about this whole time!!! Thanks firehawk clone, I wasn't dreaming after all.
Now I am going to go print that off so I don't lose THIS thread.
I would like to take that and add some brake ducts and I should be set.

BPWilliams I don't think I am to the point yet where I will switch to a front breather. I guess if nothing else will work, then I could but I still have a few things to try before I give up and switch to a front breather.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Tyler

[mitchntx]

Here's something i did way back in the day, it was the very first design. I still have the brackets and some of the plastic cardboard stuff(light strong self clearence's) today. It will go on my black car if it ever hits the track.

(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/firehawkclone/Car%20fab%20pics/DSC00775.jpg)

Hey! That is what I have been talking about this whole time!!! Thanks firehawk clone, I wasn't dreaming after all.
Now I am going to go print that off so I don't lose THIS thread.
I would like to take that and add some brake ducts and I should be set.

BPWilliams I don't think I am to the point yet where I will switch to a front breather. I guess if nothing else will work, then I could but I still have a few things to try before I give up and switch to a front breather.

Thanks everyone for your input.

Tyler

My luck with that kind of bracing was less than successful. First time I went off course, I bent those braces backwards.

I wound up drilling a small hole in the plastic and running a 1/8" piece of braided cable from the bumper support to the air dam.

[Chris Ronson Jr]

Quick bump..


Is a bottom breathing-stock LS1 radiator even capable of cooling 500 rwhp on a hot HPDE day (90+*F), what about a not hot day (sub 90)? I also don't drive like your average HPDE'r since I've been racing a while (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

I had the heater blasting on high and water temps were getting to 240+ but would cool down relatively quickly if I back off (I wasn't pushing that hard to begin with)

[Blainefab]

Quick bump..


Is a bottom breathing-stock LS1 radiator even capable of cooling 500 rwhp on a hot HPDE day (90+*F), what about a not hot day (sub 90)? I also don't drive like your average HPDE'r since I've been racing a while (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

I had the heater blasting on high and water temps were getting to 240+ but would cool down relatively quickly if I back off (I wasn't pushing that hard to begin with)

There's a bunch of little things that will help, but you've still got 10yr old parts with an unknown amount of corrosion/fine debris that will reduce the efficiency of the cooling system.

Replace coolant mix with DI water/Water Wetter

pop off the top cap and clean out any debris collected between radiator and AC condensor

blow out the radiator/condensor with compressed air - back to front seems most effective

Seal the gaps in the shrouding forward of the radiator

extend the deflector downward an inch or so - wider is better too

My C5 wouldn't turn the fans on till 235 unless AC was on, so on a hot day I'd run the AC on grid, keeping the fans on and coolant at about 205 IIRC. As I headed out on track I'd turn AC and TC off.

This post has been edited by Blainefab: Sep 29 2011, 07:27 AM