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Old Mar 5, 2021 | 09:56 PM
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Why do you think they put them in the front behind the AC condensers rather than in the side air scoops?
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Front is the best place for radiators. There are additional ones in the side scoops.
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Only for the Z51.
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Only for the Z51.
Xtra cooling is a very good reason to bounce for the Z51 package.... I've seen too many Corvettes sitting on the sidelines when tracking in warm / hot weather.
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As the Ferrari 348 and F355 showed, to much mass centralization can be a bad thing in a street car.
All M-E Ferraris since have used front mounted radiators.
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Be a matter of time before a company is upgrading the radiators in the front. Hope so.
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