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Old 24th April 2009, 04:25 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: MK1 dual Nostrils

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Originally Posted by P2164 View Post
Yes Mike, all the air from the radiator is going through those two nostrils. I am at the Big Bend Open Road Race now and its hot here, close to 100, I ran the practace 16 miles yesterday at 124 mph and with the ac on, never had an over heating problem even in the stop and go waiting in line. I will say I didnt have the ac on in line, seems like a waste with the doors open.
I would expect that you would have zero problems at low speed; in fact your shroud probably increases efficiency greatly when sitting still. I'd only be worried about high speed air stagnation?
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