Peter Nunn wrote:

paul,
has anyone done any work with air/water intercoolers and oil/water
radiators.  I hame having trouble fitting the plumbing for everything into
my cowling as I have a retractable nosewheel under the oil-pan of the
engine.  The size of the intercoolers I have found look ok, but the read
bonus is that I do not have to try and plimb air and oil to the points
inside the cowling where I can get an airflow.  I suspect with the shorter
tubing, particularly the intercooler the setup will probably be lighter as
well.
Would the rad you designed be large enough to handle the total cooling
including the oir intercooling?
regards

Power Sport is struggling with that as we speak. It will take roughly
a third larger radiator. Below is the heat balance of a Mazda rotary. 
The rad I designed is untested. It is my best guess based on what we 
have learned from the research and experience of others over the past 
two and half years. Refresh my memory on the type
of airplane you have and perhaps I can come up with a layout for you
that will work. Do you have a stock Mazda oil cooler? It will
not take much room if mounted the long way and with proper ducting.

Paul Lamar
 
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