Body integrated radiator method, requires no grill or openings...
Just had an Idea, why don't they make the outside body of the car conductive to heat and use it to cool the engine instead of a radiator? Imagine if the whole hood and front sides of the car were made out of metal and were directly connected to the engine through water much the same way a current radiator is...
This would make it so that there are no required openings and would greatly decrease aerodynamic drag. If the surface area isn't enough, perhaps they could have a few fins that are parallel to wind path to increase surface area if needed...
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Last edited by blackjackel; 08-08-2008 at 03:20 AM..
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