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Old 03-08-2014, 01:13 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sarguy01 View Post
So, I should be able to cut coolant drag even more by blocking the upper grill too??
Hucho says we can get the 12% down to only 2% although it requires elaborate inlet and outlet ducting,the latter being a challenge for production cars which aren't configured for the space necessary for the ducting.
Here is a link to a low drag cooling system by Walter Korff of Lockheed,designer of the 409-mph 'Goldenrod' streamliner.
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