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What does everyone do to combat overheating in their classis SER's, i just got one for NASA/SCCA racing and have heard they have overheating problems frequently
What choo no wanna run Spec RX-7 anymore?stephen said:What does everyone do to combat overheating in their classis SER's, i just got one for NASA/SCCA racing and have heard they have overheating problems frequently
Pat, that is definitely illegal in IT.slowSER said:You can also make some kind of "ducting" to block the sides of the radiator to force air through. I have this, too.Originally made out of cardboard and racer's tape, it's now a little more permanent with aluminum sheet.
How so? It's part of the air dam and "openings are permitted for the purposes of ducting air to the brakes, cooler and radiator" in regards to the air dam, and all the ducting is attached to the front bumper. It does not "cover" the normal grill openings on the front of the car. No support or reinforcement extends "aft of the forward most part of the front fender wheel opening." Unless there's some specific wording in the rule book that I can't find, I see it as creative rules interpretation.Geo said:
Pat, that is definitely illegal in IT.
That's very creative IMHO.slowSER said:How so? It's part of the air dam and "openings are permitted for the purposes of ducting air to the brakes, cooler and radiator" in regards to the air dam, and all the ducting is attached to the front bumper. It does not "cover" the normal grill openings on the front of the car. No support or reinforcement extends "aft of the forward most part of the front fender wheel opening." Unless there's some specific wording in the rule book that I can't find, I see it as creative rules interpretation.
How would you "duct" the air to the radiator after making an opening for said ducting?Geo said:
That's very creative IMHO.
From the ITCS:
"Openings are permitted for the purposes of ducting air to the brakes,cooler,and radiator."
I would read that to say you can create a duct in your airdam. But it says nothing about in the coachwork. A similar example would be brakes. You can have a duct in your airdam for brakes, and elsewhere in the ITCS it specifically mentions running hoses to the brakes. There is nothing elsewhere in the ITCS about creating a duct or boxing in the radiator in the coachwork.slowSER said:How would you "duct" the air to the radiator after making an opening for said ducting?If you can duct air from openings you have made, why can't you run ducting from existing openings?
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Yeah, I know. I'm not trying to slap your hand. You can run illegal pieces if you like.slowSER said:I know .... it's a gray area.But I have the slowest car in ITS in the MARRS series, so I'm not really worried about anybody complaining about my car. The aluminum is easy to remove anyway.
Great info Pat. The guys running turbo road cars need to know about this.slowSER said:Oh my front splitter worked wonders this weekend in keeping water temps down.It never got above 200 the whole weekend. Outside temps were in the low '70s, and I've run in similar conditions before and watched the temperature gauge climb up to 220 or so.