Has anyone looked into the idea of side mounting the heat exchangers on the Goblin. Sidepods?
Ariel Atom uses them, along with other types of race vehicles. Along with a screen mounted in front of the heat exchangers would be a good idea due to rocks and other debris being thrown up from the front tires. Don't want to spring a leak.
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This will keep the heat exchangers in cool air and away from exhaust systems radiant heat.
This setup would look cleaner, move the weight added forward, less bulky and easier to plumb if using a air-to-water intercooler configuration. Plus it would keep the distance from the compressor outlet of the turbo to the throttle plate as short as possible, keeping turbo lag at a minimum.
I'm contemplating using this setup for my SC build. It will add the cost of a second heat exchanger and fan. Plus fabrication time.
It would double cooling and capacity at the cost of added weight.
There's always a trade off.