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Originally Posted by wyatt

I believe this is a no go. Vehicle manufacturers have to adhere to certain codes, one of which says that exterior parts of automobiles can not get above a certain temperature. I am sure that pumping 200F+ coolant up near the hood would burn someone that happened to touch your hood. Safety first!

You are really making the idea appealing now. People that touch my hood should have something remind them not to be touching my hood. Scalding temperatures should do the trick. I always liked the look of the unpainted Delorean, so maybe brushed aluminum would give the car character. Anyone know the MPG penalty for a flux capacitor?

Originally Posted by ConnClark

Actually the best way would be to use the radiator to reduce drag. The P51 did this and actually gained thrust from this technique above 300 mph.

two papers on the subject

http://naca.central.cranfield.ac.uk/...rc/rm/2147.pdf


http://naca.central.cranfield.ac.uk/...rc/rm/2302.pdf

Interesting... so I just have to go 300mph and have a jet engine to implement this fuel saving trick. I've got a few mods to make...