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samwichse · 11-10-2018, 08:39 AM

Sort of in the realm of aerodynamics...

Tatra made a V8 T603 race car, and removed the parasitic load of the cooling fans from the air-cooled engine.

How did they keep it cool, you might ask?

Those big honking exhaust pipes are actually exhaust extractors, basically venturis that act something like the "air multiplier" on those Dyson bladeless desk fans to suck air though the engine. Voila, an extra chunk of HP not used by the cooling system!

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wybmg98/

I always wondered if someone could run something similar on a air-cooled VW engine.

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samwichse Thalmaturge Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: The edge of nowhere Posts: 1,165 Spicy Italian - '13 Fiat 500 Abarth eBike - '94 Trek Mountain Track 820 CHONK - '18 Honda Clarity Thanks: 766 Thanked 643 Times in 429 Posts	Sort of in the realm of aerodynamics... Tatra made a V8 T603 race car, and removed the parasitic load of the cooling fans from the air-cooled engine. How did they keep it cool, you might ask? Those big honking exhaust pipes are actually exhaust extractors, basically venturis that act something like the "air multiplier" on those Dyson bladeless desk fans to suck air though the engine. Voila, an extra chunk of HP not used by the cooling system! https://www.carthrottle.com/post/wybmg98/ I always wondered if someone could run something similar on a air-cooled VW engine. Last edited by samwichse; 11-11-2018 at 08:45 AM..