There is nothing wrong with sticking the cooling system into the rear of the car IF done properly on all accounts and IF there is an acceptable reason to do so…Doing it to just do it…that’s retarded. Using the proper hardware and techniques. Providing adequate flow. It’s been done countless times, was common in rally competition for years. Dahlbach did it in his 900+HP RSi golf because he had twin intercoolers up front and lacked the room due to the 20V I5. <---- Acceptable reason to do it…
I’m probably going to do it on the WRX, mainly because I do not have the room up front with the EG33 in place to do a gpN layout(horizontal or angled cooler) that keeps the core from getting loaded up with mud and not functioning at all. If you don’t think that’s a necessary thing, let me take you for a few laps around the agust loop @ KTA after a solid rainstorm and watch as the coolant gauge pegs the red zone mighty quick. I’ve packed the nose openings solid with mud on that poor Escort.
and that brings me to this too…I can’t believe that “v-mount” shit is a term used like that now(taken from that link above). It’s a setup style that’s been used in JGTC forever, as well as other mod classed and rally cars where low hoodlines and setback/lowered CG drivetrain conversions have been completed or where one needs to get the Rad out of harms way(debris/mud). Aussies, DTM, etc have been doing it for years. I supposed the next coined term will be “laydown” with horizontaly mounted core(also been done times over)
WRX w/ Eg33 w/o rad in place yet…
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EFI Logics Rs with EG33 and rad in place(slightly longer nose though)
[img]Car Tuning Services | Bethel, CT | EFI Logics
#1 . Holy hell that manifold is nuts
#2 . I5 with twin intercoolers, that makes sense. but even on the EG33 wouldn’t it be easier to just make a custom core up front? I completely understand dirt blocking the airflow but I don’t really see how putting it in the back would prevent that. I