Reverse Cooling?

Bruce Plecan nacelp at bright.net
Wed May 5 03:01:20 GMT 1999


----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Hermann <bearbvd at sni.net>
To: <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: Reverse Cooling?

Ya but Smoke didn't patent it, as far as I've heard.
There was a Circle track mag explaining it years ago.....
Grumpy


> >> The LT1 was the first production reverse cooling from GM.  The problem
was
> >> getting the air out.  Evans ran a Trans-Am car with reverse cooling for
a
> >> few years.  I think that work led GM to reverse cool the LT1.
> >>
> >Yes, and I was a data engineer on a TranaAm car that was used for a
> >number of tests. It works well BUT you need a higher flow pump, radiator
> >capable of handling the higher flows etc.
> >
> >The REAL reason GM quit using reverse cooling is the lawsuit that Evans
> >started against GM for using reverse cooling and not honoring his
> >patents. GM lawers looked at it and said: lets limit our liability in
> >case we lose and not make any more cars with reverse cooling. Last time
> >I talked to Evans, suit still was pending.
>
> Didn't Smokey do some work with reverse cooling before Evans did??
>
> And how did the patent office ever give a patent on it if they looked at
> the coolant flow path on, say, an Alfa four??
>
> Regards, Greg
> >
> >regards,
> >
> >frank parker
>
>




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