I'm looking for an article from a while back about some aerodynamic changes (air dam, baffling inside a cooling duct, or something like that) made to improve engine cooling. I believe the article was about a yellow C5 or 6 Corvette. I'm almost positive it was a yellow car. I think it may have been a reader's car (possibly a sponsor/magazine partner?) that this article was about. The article was discussing how air flows through the ductwork before and after a "ramp" or maybe a baffle was fitted in the duct work to get the air to the top of the radiator smoothly. The problem to be solved was recurring engine overheating issues. I tried looking through the online "Details" of past issues to no avail. Could you point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Joe
I believe the article is actually in NASA speed news. It's called Rocket Science by Brett Becker (if the link below doesn't work)
https://nasaspeed.news/tech/engine/rocket-science-achieving-better-engine-cooling-with-proper-aerodynamic-principles/
clutchmaster said:
I believe the article is actually in NASA speed news. It's called Rocket Science by Brett Becker (if the link below doesn't work)
https://nasaspeed.news/tech/engine/rocket-science-achieving-better-engine-cooling-with-proper-aerodynamic-principles/
That's a really good read
It is. It made me redesign the ducting on my 240z. I'm hoping I got it right!!
In reply to clutchmaster :
Whoa! That is scary. That is exactly the article I was thinking about. You are in more control of my feeble memory than I am.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
