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Old 05-24-2010, 10:49 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Arragonis View Post
- As mentioned better heat transfer from using water vs air
I think there is something to it being possible to tweak a bit more efficiency out of an optimally air cooled engine, but not with the bolt on fan.

The "as mentioned" bit is whack, because you still have a metal to air interface with water cooled, only now it is at the radiator.

and yah, there are conveniences with water, that isn't the point
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