Hey Wicked,
Neat stuff you're playing with there. Couple questions: What are the two columns of VaraRam temp data above? Can you describe a bit more about what you mean about how this would let us add radiator height? If you stand the radiator up I would think the core height would have to decrease but maybe I'm not picturing this right... At the same time, if we could add an inch that would be pretty damn sweet for the fan setup I'm eyeballing. At least by eyeball, this looks physically larger than the K&N RP 5135 most folks are running. As Exidous noted, Ronin is starting a radiator design effort so I'm watching/researching with a great deal of interest these days.
-Joel (for RSW)
Joel - The only difference in the two columns of Vararam data is just before/after the Sameberg reading. I wanted to verify that the higher Sameberg reading weren't because of general heat soak after running the car for 20 minutes. When i swapped the Vararam back in, i didn't let the car sit at all so this is worst case with heat soak. I could probably do a much more controlled test but this was just to get some general data.
As for radiator height, I tried to take some pictures of the clearance:
Yes, you are correct that as you tilt the radiator up, it is going to get taller. There is probably closer to 2" of clearance so I figured it would get taller and still have room for larger radiator. You won't be able to tilt it up by a lot but even a little will give more clearance with the engine as well. If you made a custom intake, this could probable be optimized further.
The physical size of the Vararam is roughly the same as the K&N filter we are running, just difference shape.
Let me know if you have any other questions or want more pictures.
