JERMzSS
Well-Known Member
I see alot of questions with alot of good anwsers spread around but i was hoping we could start gathering this all up in one place.
Adam had told me about him and his dad using a donors heater core as an exchanger and it didnt sound like it worked as well as they liked. Its understandable considering it will barely hold a glass full of water.
I did some quick testing and it cools water down very well. I got hot tap water and filled up 2 glasses. Poored one into the heater core and held it in front of a box fan for 1 minute. Afterwards I poured its contents back into the cup and compaired it's temperature with the glass l left sitting on the counter for 1 min.
Water from tap into 2 glasses - 135 degrees.
Water in heater core after 1 min in front of box fan - 85 degrees
Water in glass left on counter - 125 degrees.
So the biggest problem is volume with using a heater core. Does anyone think maybe stacking 2 or maybe 3 heater cores and running the water in series through them with a fan would be worth the time and money? The only place i can see to mount them would be under the radiator inside of that 9"x12" boxed in area facing down. The fan can pull cool air from under the car. I know it's not the most ideal spot but it's the only place that seems like cool air can be drawn in.
Anyways whats y'all thoughts on this? Dumb? Waste of money/time?Lets get some info in here.
Adam had told me about him and his dad using a donors heater core as an exchanger and it didnt sound like it worked as well as they liked. Its understandable considering it will barely hold a glass full of water.
I did some quick testing and it cools water down very well. I got hot tap water and filled up 2 glasses. Poored one into the heater core and held it in front of a box fan for 1 minute. Afterwards I poured its contents back into the cup and compaired it's temperature with the glass l left sitting on the counter for 1 min.
Water from tap into 2 glasses - 135 degrees.
Water in heater core after 1 min in front of box fan - 85 degrees
Water in glass left on counter - 125 degrees.
So the biggest problem is volume with using a heater core. Does anyone think maybe stacking 2 or maybe 3 heater cores and running the water in series through them with a fan would be worth the time and money? The only place i can see to mount them would be under the radiator inside of that 9"x12" boxed in area facing down. The fan can pull cool air from under the car. I know it's not the most ideal spot but it's the only place that seems like cool air can be drawn in.
Anyways whats y'all thoughts on this? Dumb? Waste of money/time?Lets get some info in here.