<VV> Re: blow up about questions about electric fans

[Ron]

Must drive it up a mountain road in the summer, like to the checkpoint in 
the rally at Portland.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BobHelt at aol.com>
To: <deltainc at grm.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Cc: <fastvair at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: blow up about questions about electric fans


> In a message dated 8/4/05 11:44:50 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> deltainc at grm.net writes:
>
>> Now if some youthful (g) energentic, enthusiastic, efflusive spirit ( 
>> hey,
>> how about Larry Foreman !! ) would get together about 12 or 15 
>> inquisitive
>> corvair types, I for one have $50 or so I would throw at group-getting 
>> one
>> of his fan kits and try it out and report on the results here from time 
>> to
>> time .....
>>
>
> I'll do even better. I'll buy and pay for a $600 fan kit of Tom's for you.
> (whoever you are). Yours to keep.
>
> BUT
> You must commit the following stipulations.
>
> 1)  Install the kit on a previously decent running Corvair engine.
>
> 2)  Take photos along the way to show how it is done
>
> 3)  Write up an article for the Communique on "how to" and the results 
> (see
> below)
>
> 4) Upon completion of installation, run some strenuous "Engineering Tests"
> "good faith" tests (good faith meaning you really intend to perform 
> strenuous
> tests and complete the tests), collect data and provide results to VV and 
> the
> Communique article. The idea of these engineering tests MUST be to try to 
> find
> the cooling limits of this setup.
>
> Data collection must include ambient temp measurements, documenting car 
> speed
> and duration for the interstate test which must be at least 70 mph for 300
> miles. Head temperatures during these tests (instrumented would be best. 
> Stock
> temp system is acceptable). Other stress tests as you might see fit.
>
> Any takers?
>
> Regards,
> Bob Helt
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