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Old 04-02-2013, 07:22 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
This appears to be a racer, the stock engine compartment has a floor that separates intake and cooling air from the hot components and exhaust.
All air-cooled VWs and Porsches that I know of had that separation. Maintaining it is very important in anything but a racer, which is usually going fast enough and has enough air coming in to avoid re-ingesting warm air.

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