TheJet-09
10-01-2017, 04:16 PM
So the night time weather is nice and cool in my neck of the woods now, which leads to blocking off the radiator to get the coolant temp up before pulling out onto the track. The issue I'm finding, is that by the time you sit in line for a minute or two, and pull out onto the track and sit even more getting lined up, the coolant temp is right back down to nothing.
Has anyone ever seen, or thought about, a device that could be controlled from inside the c0ckpit that could block the airflow to the radiator? I'm envisioning something like a window blind, with either a cable or electronic motor, that could close the "blades" so to speak, then open them once up to temp. Risky if it fails, yes, but while racing my coolant stays around the 180* mark, so I'm not looking to alter the fan or anything like that.
Could this be the next greatest thing, or has my "Willy Wonka mind" gotten the best of me? Or do the cylinders maintain enough temp that is not directly seen on the coolant gauge for me to even worry?
Has anyone ever seen, or thought about, a device that could be controlled from inside the c0ckpit that could block the airflow to the radiator? I'm envisioning something like a window blind, with either a cable or electronic motor, that could close the "blades" so to speak, then open them once up to temp. Risky if it fails, yes, but while racing my coolant stays around the 180* mark, so I'm not looking to alter the fan or anything like that.
Could this be the next greatest thing, or has my "Willy Wonka mind" gotten the best of me? Or do the cylinders maintain enough temp that is not directly seen on the coolant gauge for me to even worry?