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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
Indeed, this would reduce the size of any air intakes needed for the radiator. One downside though, and this has been discussed in other threads, is that it may not be safe and/or legal to have anything on the outside of the car at coolant temperatures, just in case someone touches it. So, you'd need a grill to cover it, and then a grill block on that grill etc....
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The exhaust and cooling system are openly exposed on my bike. Nobody touches them because common sense is surprisingly not dead yet.
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Originally Posted by shovel
I just don't "get" grill blocks in the first place... the assorted crap inside your engine compartment that resists airflow is already a "grill block"... if air has an easier time sliding over your hood than through your engine compartment, it will, because that's what air does when presented with a moving car.
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It still poses a drag. Think about an open parachute, and all the air that goes around it. And all the air that doesn't.