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Old 09-05-2014, 10:31 PM   #35 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NHB View Post
These modern cars don't have that much free space anywhere. At the front end there are already multiple radiators. And it's not only the engine cooling. 45 AMG engine uses very high boost pressure, which needs big radiators for water cooling. A high power four wheel drive automatic gearbox most likely needs healthy size radiator, but low power manual transmission doesn't need any extra cooling. We also have brakes, which have totally different specs in speed oriented AMG model compared to eco racers.
I don't mean increase the cross sectional area, you can increase the thickness of the radiator, that's how it's usually done.
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