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Old 01-29-2019, 06:37 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Joenavy85 View Post
The only racecars I can really think of that relocate the radiator in any way are some rally cars, where aero is minimally important.
And Indycars:



And prototype racers:



And aero is very important in the series those types of cars race in.

Perhaps the reason we don't see rear-mounted radiators in street cars isn't that it's unfeasible, but it's unfeasible at an acceptable cost and with typical packaging. Just look at the size of the ducts on the LF-A:

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