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Old 12-06-2012, 06:14 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Improving air cooled engine cooling can be done by drilling some 12mm holes in the fins from the top.

The problem with air cooled engine is the heat is not uniform hence risk of distortion.

The main issue is the heat managment, we want the engine to quickly warm up but then to cool adequately fast once at operating temperature.
This warm up / cooling loop is very poor on an air cooled engine.
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