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It's not just the bellmouthed intake and revised vane system, they extended the underlap to the cylinder shrouds.
More air in, more air out. Improved 37% with an OEM oil cooler, 42% with an external cooler.
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09-19-2025, 08:08 PM
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It's not just the bellmouthed intake and revised vane system, they extended the underlap to the cylinder shrouds.
More air in, more air out. Improved 37% with an OEM oil cooler, 42% with an external cooler. |
Cool! But is it a pain to mate up to the other shrouds? Does a stock air cleaner fit with this shroud?
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Same form factor as the OEM shroud except the bellmouth on the back side. Other differences are internal.
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But aftermarket shrouds and tins are notorious for fitment issues.
The original shroud had a notch in the top for the width of the OEM air cleaner.
https://vwparts.aircooled.net/OEM-VW...shroud-kit.htm
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That's a later shroud.
thesamba: Cooling fan evolution 1200 through 1600 late.
The fans got thicker, with more fins. So the shroud was thicker too. I believe the Supershroud is supposed to use a later fan in the early hemicircular shape. The bellmouth provides the depth needed.
They extended the underlap to the cylinder shrouds, that should help with fitment.
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How much more power-hp does it "suck up" to get that extra cooling? When you need all 50, even loosing 2 or 3 is noticable. Loosing some of the 36 would be horrific.
Otoh, on a hot day in Bakersfield headed towards Tehachapi or LA on the freeway hills, you don't have too much cooling, ever.
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How much more power-hp does it "suck up" to get that extra cooling? When you need all 50, even loosing 2 or 3 is noticable. Loosing some of the 36 would be horrific.
Otoh, on a hot day in Bakersfield headed towards Tehachapi or LA on the freeway hills, you don't have too much cooling, ever.
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Good point.
A blower or vacuum cleaner pulls the fewest watts when the air duct is clogged and air can't get through. The more open it is the more power they draw.
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Does the plattenwagen fold up to fit in a nosecone?
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How much more power-hp does it "suck up" to get that extra cooling? When you need all 50, even loosing 2 or 3 is noticable. Loosing some of the 36 would be horrific.
Otoh, on a hot day in Bakersfield headed towards Tehachapi or LA on the freeway hills, you don't have too much cooling, ever.
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On second thought, any loss in energy would be null if the thermostat flaps where closed. So maybe having a thermostat and a really good shroud and fan do make sense.
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