<VV> PARADE HEAT ISSUES?

[Bryan Blackwell]

Found it!  I should have recalled the ultimate Corvair FAQ - the CORSA Tech Guide.  Page 10 of the Engine - Oil/Cooling section has a nice table.  They didn't test without doors, but did run a test without the lower shrouds, -24 deg cyl head temp @ 60 MPH.  Cooler oil too.

--Bryan

On May 31, 2013, at 12:24 AM, Bryan Blackwell wrote:

> On May 30, 2013, at 11:36 PM, Mark Durham wrote:
> 
>> A General question: has anyone conducted tests on a engine with all GM
>> stuff in place, versus the doors and stats off, then the complete shrouds
>> off, to see the difference in engine temps? Just curious.
> 
> Funny you should ask - there is a "General" answer, as in Chevrolet did several tests.  I'll have to look and find exactly where they were published, but there is a table out there.
> 
> The short answer that I recall is the engine runs cooler without the lower shrouds.
> 
> --Bryan