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Originally Posted by instarx
Here is an idea - if you put an enclosure with an outlet around that fan you could direct all (or any fraction) of radiator air into a duct that could be routed anywhere - eliminating the need for hood and fender extractor vents all together.
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One could indeed do that, but it would degrade and hurt engine cooling.
A large portion of engine cooling on this, or any other automotive-type engine, results from the air being directed over and around the engine. This portion of the fan air effectively air-cools the engine, similar to a small aircraft, motorcycle, or old VW. So water-cooled automotive-type engine cooling is predicated upon
both water cooling and air cooling, to some extent.
We have an "air channel/duct", for lack of a better term, built inside the hood body that directs some of the exhaust fan air out the skirt vent, after passing over the engine. This will become evident after we paint the rig and I post full pics of the front end of the vehicle.