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Originally Posted by JackMcCornack
> Make the radiator inlet driver adjustable to the current heat load as you are driving. On my car I can adjust it from 0 square inches to 50 square inches depending <snip>
Good idea. I'm wondering how big the maximum opening needs to be to cool my 32 hp diesel. Basjoos, do you ever drive with the full 50 inch opening, and if so, how high a horsepower load do you think you're feeding it then? I doubt you're at full throttle much, and brief bursts can be carried by thermal inertia, but do you ever ask for more than 32 hp for extended time?
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The only time I use the maximum opening is when doing the full throttle climb up into the NC mountains at the NC/SC state line on a hot summer day. Also when in low speed stop and go summer traffic, mainly to keep the fan from kicking on as often as those speeds.