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Originally Posted by lunarhighway
the problem with conventional radiator setups is they are set up to provide enough cooling under all circomstances. for exmample very slow moveing traffic on a hot day. under most driveing situations it's to big, and sometimes , when the engine is not warmed up for example or in cold weather no airflow is needed.
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The radiator has no influance in how fast the engine warms up; the thermostat is closed until the coolant reaches ~180 (i know each engine is different, but usually 160-190F). Coolant will not reach the radiator until the thermostat opens (when the engine is warm)
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Originally Posted by thecorrupterx
could you also take the vent gas from the radiator vent you suggested and make it exit at the top/back of the hood, vented to move smoothly up and over the windshield. would this remove anything from the drag coefficient or would it have negative impact. I guess it boils down to how it is executed.
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It would not vent there: at the base of the windshield is a higher pressure area (bubble, like the bed of a truck) (thats how cowl induction works). running a vent would just cause the air to flow from the cowl to the engine bay, changing the current air flow path (for worse
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