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Old 11-25-2014, 12:15 AM   #25 (permalink)
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I wasn't expecting an answer specific to my car or even a general one for the model, just wondering if anyone had looked into the alternatives and what is worth trying. Looks like everyone takes the cooling air in through the grill though and have never tried anything else!
Well, no. 2000mc covered a lot of the examples I can think of. I will add the Edison2 that uses a gill-slit at the widest part of the body where the air is moving the fastest and is still in laminar flow. And of course my car is completely sealed in the front and take in air under the backlight. Here's someone who was looking at front engine/rear radiator:

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ery-26356.html

Two-pager from 2008

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...anks-5796.html

...and

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ear-21405.html
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