25-30% Greater Cooling?

[Fubar]

What would that be worth to you guys? I am gauging interesting on a new venture. There is some technology out there that was developed for the military's operations in the middle east that has huge potential for our hobby. If I could deliver a heat exchanger that was 25-30% more effective than your current radiator, would it be worth $4k to $6k?

[Bakushan]

Is a 25% increase in cooling worth a 3000% increase in price?

Considering a radiator might be around $500 for many.

[Bruce954]

I would think high hp builds would be in the market for this. Especially the rear/mid engine GT's, Lambo's, Ferrari's.

[Fubar]

A camaro wouldn't not be a good target vehicle for this project. Research (wind tunnel testing and fame development) would be nearly $40k. However it might make sense for some car, especially those with forced induction.

For example:
911 turbo: $1,500 motor radiator, $500 oil cooler, $1,500 intercooler

Certainly expensive but the application is relative. The military supplier is excited about getting into the sports car market but he may be to accustomed to government budgets.

[Qship5]

Sounds like a good idea, but at that price point your target audience is not that large. Now get that price down to $2K - $2.5K and that potential buyer base goes up considerably.

[flyinmedic]

Sounds like a good idea, but at that price point your target audience is not that large. Now get that price down to $2K - $2.5K and that potential buyer base goes up considerably.

x2, or they can use my car as a template and I won't charge them LOL:D

[m3smgii2002]

You never mentioned if this was air-to-water/alcohol or some other exotic material. You may need DOT regulatory approval to even offer this innovative product.

Assuming there is an actual cooling density improvement (i.e. 30% more cooling with same surface area/volume) then it would make sense for large turbo applications where front space is usu. limited (i.e. big front-mount intercooler + tranny cooler, etc).

Personally my high boost turbo race car has never overheated (running 35psi and 500+WHP on a 2.0L) so I can't say this would be useful.

-M

[mrmike]

The question would be more is it needed and how bad? When guys are spending 100k on upgrades it could be easily sold as part of a pkg. Or for endurance race cars which run into 6 digits easily. The question ultimately is it needed and would it sustain warm enough temps in the cold or cooler climates to be both beneficial for the engine, but not damage itself or prematurely wear. It's worth some investigating for sure though.