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Old 08-05-2010, 01:38 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Since I am running a full grill block year round on my Paseo, an idea I had was to use an aluminum belly pan and braze copper tubing to it. I would run that in parallel or series with the radiator for additional cooling. I don't like the aluminum hood idea due to possible injury from a 200F+ hood.
I'm extremely interested in your belly pan idea. Do you have any pictures?

As for aluminum hood scalding... I see it as a cheap way to keep cats and other critters off.

Actually, the more I think about it, the more I like the idea because the hood is commonly replaced with carbon fiber or fiberglass to reduce weight and increase performance.

I wonder if it's possible to have a decent looking aluminum hood fabricated, but I'm scared to ask how much it would cost.
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