Anyone have experience with this? I was thinking that with some subtle ducting to it and an electric fan setup that it would probably be just fine. I bet the fans will be annoying right behind your head though. 
Anyone have experience with this? I was thinking that with some subtle ducting to it and an electric fan setup that it would probably be just fine. I bet the fans will be annoying right behind your head though.
Or should I do two with a duct feeding each behind faux numberplates? Kinda like this. This is how I'm heavily leaning because it's the least intrusive/vulnerable, and doesn't obstruct vision very much. And it looks pretty berking sano.
I definitely like the look of the first pictured setup.
Too bad you kinda need to get em out in the wind and not lower in the bed.
ebonyandivory wrote: I definitely like the look of the first pictured setup. Too bad you kinda need to get em out in the wind and not lower in the bed.
Well, I could use underbody air to feed it with some meah to protect it but then I loose the ability to mount the fuel cell right behind the cab where I want to. The two rad idea leta me keep the cell where I want to, is safe from harm with good clean airflow and pays dividends in terms of storage but isn't great for c of g.
My question is why? Do you do lots of off road stuff? It looks cool for sure but for street dd stuff it seams like it may take functionality away from the cooling system.
In reply to dean1484:
Several reasons:
1) The twin turbo Ls setup is going to make things fairly crowded up front.
2) The rad being in the rear will help slightly with weight distribution. The battery and washer resevoir have been relocated too.
3)The rad is less vulnerable to damage back there
4) Having the front be removable without fussing with cooloing system will make service a little easier. The new setup has a removable front clip.
Distant 5th) it'll look bad ass.
I don't know that it'll really adversely affect the cooling system's functionality. It adds capacity and relocaes the rad far away drom the hot engine compartment. Might be a lateral move?
Does "DD" mean "daily driver", or is it some race class with which I'm not familiar?
Specifically it means that I'm gonna drive it around and to work when its not salty out and when I'm not driving a different absurd project car that's more racecar than street car. 
No experience other than seeing a number of different setups on race trucks. I'd bet this is something that many pro builders still grapple with as I'd guess all of the options have pluses and minuses. It seems you're looking for a balance between optimal air flow and keeping the system away from tire debris.
At first thought, I lean more towards your first picture, or a variation thereof. While the last pic does look cool, if this truck is being built for severe, high-speed off-road driving, I'm guessing there will an assumption you'll end up on your roof at some point. The dual layout seems to leave the radiators rather exposed in that situation.
In reply to Ian F:
I'm gonna try real hard to keep it rubber side down. In all honesty, although I'm dreaming of circumventing traffic jams by way of jumping over overpasses and doing 80 in the median, it's really going to get used just like most raptors do 
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