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Old 03-26-2015, 03:09 AM   #7 (permalink)
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The problem is not so much the weight of the unit itself.
To make the cooling part effective it needs to be big, and probably heavy.
Unless we could use the return of the radiator or something like that.

The system that has the most chance of being effective would be one that employs the difference in coolant temperature to and from the radiator, never mind the exhaust.
It would reduce the effectiveness of the radiator, but then again it would also reduce the heat production of the engine.
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