New cooling idea?

[Fryphax]

Looks like an interesting idea, I might have to look into this when I swap in my stroker motor.

 

[GermanXJ]

Good stuff I may try this on the XJ I am racing to Africa may save our ass. Thanks

 

[dan89XJ]

Would look like you are running two fuel rails or NOS!

LOL, Yes ! :yelclap:

 

[Beej]

I asked him for more details and he gave me the name of the place that performed the work. I did some research and found their web site: http://ontrack4x4.net.au/
I dont see a email there so might have to ring them for you for more information. I dont really even know what to put into a search string to see who has information on the web either?

Those guys do some flippin nice work... http://ontrack4x4.net.au/DiffLamination.htm
:thumbup:

 

[Gojeep]

Good stuff I may try this on the XJ I am racing to Africa may save our ass. Thanks

Sounds very interesting. Just came back from 6 weeks there last month. Great place for a Safari and the roads out there are bad enough and hate to think what you will be racing on! I have a few shots of our trip there up on my site. The link is under the maps on this page. www.go.jeep-xj.info/TripsIndex.htm

 

[GermanXJ]

Sounds very interesting. Just came back from 6 weeks there last month. Great place for a Safari and the roads out there are bad enough and hate to think what you will be racing on! I have a few shots of our trip there up on my site. The link is under the maps on this page. www.go.jeep-xj.info/TripsIndex.htm

Thanks for the pics. I am very excited about the race. We will be in the desert mostly.

 

[dan89XJ]

Anyone have any update on this mod ? Any more research gone into it ? Just curious.. I havent looked into it more myself.

 

[Gojeep]

If you cant source the fittings locally through places that fit them to race cars as mentioned, ( they may only have 8 cylinder versions? ) then you can email the guy that made the ones in the pictures here in Oz. [email protected] This is not normally a public email as he does not check it regularly and only got it out of him to save any of you interested from the USA from ringing him instead.

 

[MG_43]

Go Jeep, Thanks for the pictures from Africa, they are awesome. It looks like you had a great time.

 

[Gojeep]

Go Jeep, Thanks for the pictures from Africa, they are awesome. It looks like you had a great time.

Was the trip of a life time.
Was a 6 week long National Geographic moment!

 

[bobb]

I don't know too much about how the coolant flows in an I6, but.. What if you ran some of the coolant going back to the radiator through a heater core or some other cooler, then ran that cooled coolant into the head through the octopus setup?

Or maybe tap into the water pump supply and run it to the head, I don't know if this would be possible like I believe I've seen on some SBC's. Or does the water pump already push coolant through the head first, then into the block? I'm thinking this would do a better job of keeping the head cool, possibly keeping detonation at bay on strokers/boosted/higher compression engines.

Stainless would be fine too. Just not steel from a corrosion point of view. Let us know how it goes but you may need a high flow water pump to get the best results.

About this. The engine blocks are cast iron, and while they do corrode, even with the inhibitors in anti-freeze, wouldn't the corrosion levels of mild steel in coolant be roughly the same as the corrosion levels of a cast iron block?

 

[SCW]

I don't know too much about how the coolant flows in an I6, but.. What if you ran some of the coolant going back to the radiator through a heater core or some other cooler, then ran that cooled coolant into the head through the octopus setup?

Or maybe tap into the water pump supply and run it to the head, I don't know if this would be possible like I believe I've seen on some SBC's. Or does the water pump already push coolant through the head first, then into the block? I'm thinking this would do a better job of keeping the head cool, possibly keeping detonation at bay on strokers/boosted/higher compression engines.

The pump pushes into the block then up into the head, out of the head and back over the pump to the radiator.

The biggest weakness of the system I can see is the increased number of seams and joints- a brazed together manifold might work a little better, but there isn't a lot of room under there and I'd want to keep diameters minimized. I'm liking the idea more and more as I think of it, but I wouldn't do it till I can see one in person and talk to someone local who has done it. Mabe some of the drag race guys?