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Old 08-13-2014, 09:17 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ijames View Post
In case you haven't thought of this detail yet, one other thing to keep in mind with a duct outlet that points up is that rain will run down into the duct (especially when parked) so be sure to provide drains, and if you use electric fans they may have to be more waterproof than the typical radiator fan.
I had thought about it, hadn't figured out an answer (yet).

The fans I see used in these are slimline sealed units with electrical wires run through a bung in the back/bottom of the duct after the radiator. I haven't looked too hard into their ability to survive rain/weather... I had initially wondered/worried about snow and foreign objects. As far as water pooling up, if you tilted your radiator just a smidge to the front, the water could drain out into the front ducting and maintain a relatively small puddle that I assume would be ejected the minute you got some air coming through the duct. But if I'm not mistaken, some land speed guys set their core in a box of water to assist with cooling in the absence of appropriate airflow... Of course I'm sure these aren't your average radiators and inter-coolers though!

Just add this to the list of things to figure out

~C
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