Greetings all

 I just took possession of a  Renesis, which I hope will grace the
 back of
 my Aerocanard.

 Has anybody considered, (or done) eliminating the thermostat housing and
 making a plate with tapped holes for outlets and inlets (for AN
 fittings) to
 be  bolted, on the engine, where the housing once lived?

 No thermostat will be used.


 Rich

 Some people have I am sure. It is good idea as cowl
 flaps to control the engine temperature will give you
 more miles per gallon :) That lump weighs alot as well.

 What tools do you have available?
 A cross cut saw with a carbide blade will
 do a nice job on 1/2 aluminum plate.
 Then use a high quality hole saw in a drill press
 to drill some 1 3/8" or 1 1/2" holes in the plate.
 Then have some .065 wall short Al tubes tig welded in.

 Don't forget the hose barb on the tubes as there
 is up to 50 pounds of force trying to pull the
 hose off the barb due to cooling system pressure.
 Hose clamps alone do not cut it.

 Perhaps we can talk Jeff into doing one in billet.
 It would look great. Good idea to have it anodized
 to cut the corrosion. I'll put an add on the web site
 for it Jeff.

 How many people want wiggins couplings?
 Rough estimate on cost would be $40 each.

 Paul Lamar

Paul

I'm listening and would happy to help............just need to know what
is needed exactly.

jeff

The RX8 water pump housing is built into the front cover and they
are ten times more open  than the 2nd and 3rd gen pumps. This
cuts the pump HP required and still keeps a high water flow
velocity in the block to insure good heat transfer from
the metal to the coolant.

We need a simple adapter to bolt to the side of the front
cover and transition to two hose barbs which I think
are 1.5 inch OD. Stock car hose. However I recommend
the stuff use in truck engines which is blue silicone.

I can do a 3D for you in the next couple of days
with dims. The flat plate would be 3 inches
wide and 4.5 inches high.

Paul Lamar