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Originally Posted by ainarssems
Speaking of A4 have you considered moving radiator to boot? That would add overall weight but move it from front to back giving better balance and give more place in front for V8. And also save from radiator damage in frontal collision and leave space for intercooler if you decide to add forced induction at later date.
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You must be reading my mind. Yes, I'm mounting the radiator at the rear, the stock B5 radiator is 25" between the end tanks, so you can only fit two 12" fans. It still runs hot, even with both fans running constantly, as I've experienced in the past.
Most of the hot running is due to space constrainsts in the B5 engine bay. It's the same size as a C5 A6 non-V8 bay. I'm going to run a 30" wide aluminium radiator in the rear, with deeper twin 14" fans. This means I won't need to cut up the front panel, I can then leave the electric air con fan in situ to cool the engine bay.