so i was up on google and found a blaster with a cooling head????? wth? is it true? if so are they even good
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cooling head?
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Blaner
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not sure if that's the best idea as the liquid cooled head would most likely be removing heat at a much faster rate than the adjacent air cooled cylinder, and heat transfer can affect the fluid dynamics (airflow) in the motor. It may have no effect, it may be beneficial, or it could make you lose power?!?!
Blaner
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Well i know its meent to be air cooled. lol but i was just roaming on google for pictures for my class project. and found that and didnt know if it was true or what.
I wish someone would just get one of these and end all the speculation....see what the real advantage is ... if any
I have seen pics of a watercooled blaster owned by CHUtzell, Maybe he will chime in on the pluses and minuses of this set up.
Before I sold my blaster I almost pulled the trigger on getting one , I would say it's just a widget , looks cool , is functional and appears to be made well . If I get another blaster like I intend to for street use only I'll put one on it .
Its funny, when ever this topic comes up, ALL you ever get is speculation. I've never used one on a blaster and would really like to. I have however used a watercooled head on a raced out '65 vespa that I own. It helped quite a bit with temps. The argument I always heard was "it only cools the head" which is correct, but heat transfers, and transfers fast, so if you cool the head the heat will want to transfer from the cylinder to the cooler head. Its just physics, and it does work. Sure, its not gonna be cooler that a cylinder that has water jackets, but it does make a difference compared to air. Now here is where the vespa and blaster differ. The vespa doesnt get the ambient airflow a blaster does, but it does however have a crank driven fan and cooling tins to direct air around the cylinder and head. So, with the blaster, I think if you kept enough clean airflow around the motor, and you're not straining the motor too hard, you probably wouldnt see a huge drop in temps. I would think though, that if you were really working the motor for a period of time the watercooled head would help, even more so if its at slow speeds or your motor is getting packed with mud which drastically reduces the cooling effect of the fin.
Thats just my $.02
Ive been toying with the idea of getting one bu two things stop me one being every time i go to order it i find another use for the money usually into one of the mustangs an two its down right just FUGLY lookin lol.t looks like soeone half assed two motors together.
I know the history of the engine in its water cooled form can be traced back to the Canadian market Dt200 and the Australian market WR200 from what i understand they were not sold in the U.S. but are the same motors that are on Blaster but just water cooled.
i've noticed that also, and often wondered could i attach cooling fins/heat sinks around the perimeter, to make it at least match the diameter of the cylinder
At 88 bucks now i may get one and use ebay parts to make a kit.But i dont know if i can take staring at that fugly looking setup.lol i stand by my previous post its fugly.
The radiator i dont like either too gawdy on the front id use a set from a dirtbike for a more slim lined and better look and that pump appears to be nothing more than an automotive universal style pump.Id probably use a cheap inline low pressure fuel pump.
Personally id like to hear one of the motor gurus step in and give an opinion on whether its beneficial.Ive did a little searching and dont really see anyone pushing these so im not sure.
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