Ok heres an interesting idea I had. If your fimalar with computers and overclocking and what not, like myself. Then perhapps you know what a heatsink does. It transfers heat from the cpu through blades on the heat sink which is usually cooled with a fan.

Now think of this, a giant heat sink on the vechial engine that comes up through the hood of the car. The heatsink would transfer the engines heat up the blades and as you cruise down the highway the wind over the blades would carry away the heat.

How come we haven't tried this yet??

Does this sound alittle crazy.... Just an thought...

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1989 RS Camaro Police Edition
305 TBI
Open Element w/ K&N filter

 

That would be a VW bug. Would look too retarded on our cars! Plus, how in the hell would you fit one anyway? There's no room! Liquid cooled baby!

 

And you would see your volumetric efficiency go down the tubes.

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"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear."

-Thomas Jefferson

 

The best heatsinks you can buy for electronics use liquid cooling for the active device, and a remote-mounted heat exchanger sometimes including temoerature-dependent forced-air cooling... sound familiar?

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"So many Mustangs, so little time..."
ICON Motorsports

 

How bout O2 cooling, hehehe!

 

While we're fantasizing, why not liquid helium cooling?

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89 iroc-z 305 tbi
k&n filtercharger, open element air filter. nuffin' else

 

This is the way motorcycle engines have been cooled (air cooled) for many, many years, so this idea is by no means new.

I don't see any benefit in doing this to an automotive engine, though.

 

Ok now, I'm a custom PC builder and parts guy so i'm familiar with the concept of heatsinks you could say, as well as overclocking. Correct me if i'm wrong, but some hard core O/Cers use liquid cooling because of its ability to dissipate more heat than air cooling, remember?

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88 Camaro (not an RS, or an IROC, justa camaro.)
305TBI/700R4/2.73
14" Open Element and Flowmaster 80 seires

Next up: headers and gears