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Originally Posted by diesel_john
but then there ducts further back on the hood and it looks like maybe they are intake.
air dam has intake in the center low which is what we have been saying.
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Those vents on the hood are radiator outlets. This car uses one of the most efficient cooling layouts I know of. The air dam intake is exactly in a region of high pressure, stagnated air. Intake air is probably expanded in a duct to slightly slow it down and increase its pressure further, where it is then fed through a thick radiator. Afterwords, the duct probably narrows to increase air velocity and decrease pressure to a point just above static pressure on the hood. The hot air is then vented over the hood to destroy any lift being generated.
It's not the way I would intuitively build a cooling system, but Hucho likes it...and he's a lot smarter then me...
This is a little off topic, but the Opel Speedster reminds me of the Oldsmobile Aerotech: a high-speed, endurance, record-setter.
Oldsmobile Aerotech
- LostCause