Heat Exchanger Surface Area

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  1. Jellyfish84
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    just wondering if anyone knew how to work out the surface area of a heat exchanger needed for a certain engine. the engine is a holden commodore 3.8L rated @170hp. i am making the heat exchanger out of aluminium with a 2mm wall thickness. and internal diameter of about 6-8mm
     
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