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Originally Posted by 3-Wheeler
I would think about using the aluminum engine in the following manner:
Keep engine aluminum for less rolling mass
Use active radiator block to help maintain heat loss
Use engine underbody panel for same reason
Side affect of above, you get a lower Cd to boot.
Jim.
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Actually doesn't sound crazy to me. I've kind of wondered about having an aluminum heat-sink type radiator for a car before... Sort of like the cooling fins on fancy PC RAM or on R/C car's motors. They'd probably need a regular radiator for low-or-no-speed operation, but it could be a lot smaller with the passive cooling the heat sink would provide.
It'd burn the hell out of you if you went to change the oil, though :P