#FourRotorFun: Cooling System Part 1 - The Radiator

What would you do if you found out your limitless build had no space for any kind of conventional radiator? What if you had to design something unconventional to cool down an engine that can't be replaced easily? What would you come up with?

That's essentially the problem I ran into with the original radiator plans. While it would have been more than enough to cool down the engine, it simply didn't fit anywhere in the engine bay. Everything about cooling systems had to be rethought as I was tasked with creating a cooling solution for this engine. 


Check out the vid on The Fabricator YouTube Channel for my solution. 

So when you only have that very small window mentioned to fit a radiator, you end up creating a Four Core, Four Stage custom radiator that fits in a very small space.. The biggest challenge (aside from making it) was designing the path that would not encourage great amounts of heat soak as the coolant progresses through each core and stage. It was also difficult finding a tube and find design that met the requirements. 

I'm not giving away all the info on this construction and design because it is an intellectual property design, but I will show a couple pics of the installation below. 

So what else would have to be added to this cooling system to match the efficiency of the radiator?

Find out in Part 2 - Pumping & Plumbing