| Re: Relocating the A/C Evaporator Can |
Subject: Re: Relocating the A/C Evaporator Can by bogus on 2015/1/12 7:49:08 Another aspect of the temps... the insides of modern engines are a mishmash of alloys... iron, aluminum, copper, you name it. Each metal heats and cools at different rates, and the temps established are perfectly safe because they are optimized to work with the different metals and keep emissions happy. This is not a 1966 something with 12:1 compression, points and an appetite for 101 octane gas... this is a modern engine, with computer controls, and 10.5:1 compression with a much lower appetite for 93 octane. In short, this is not a problem... this is normal. Now, as for the radiator... I am a huge fan of the DeWitt unit... but keep the factory fans. They are super durable and easy to get parts for if one was to fail. If the DeWitt fan fails, you are boned until you can get the right Spall replacement part. Which leads to thought number 2... Dave McClellen, former Corvette Chief Engineer, told me that his #1 mantra to Mosler (the guy in FL that builds a mid-engined thing with Corvette power), is to use as much OEM parts as you can. They are severely tested over long periods of time to maintain durability standards... most aftermarket places don't... So those OEM fans you have are good for 100k or more miles. What durability tests do the Spall fans go through? As for Dewitt rads? They are used in Corvette Racing, and, well, they are not a moving part. Good materials, good welding, should be a-ok. And in this case, to the best of my knowledge, not a single DeWitt rad has ever failed Corvette Racing, including the 24 hours of Daytona, the 12 hours of Sebring or the 24 Hours of LeMans. Oh, and I have a Dewitt in my 92. I just got tired of buying cheap rads that died in 30k miles... |
