Vantage AMR Pro bonnet design?
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The Vantage AMR Pro has the same/a very similar bonnet design to the 2012-2017 GTE race car, with a massive "hole" in the middle. I assume this is to help cool the engine. How do they prevent rain entering the engine/inner workings? It's a rather large hole/gap!
(I have attached a photo below in anticipation of my poor description)
(I have attached a photo below in anticipation of my poor description)
Purely a guess, but it might possibly be similar to the design used on the Ford GT40.
A shaped duct directs air after it has passed through the radiator then upwards through the bonnet. When it is raining, and the car is not moving forward, some water would flow down towards the radiator, but then drop on to the ground.
Radiator airflow vent.
On a standard road car, air goes through the radiator and gets stuck in the engine bay with little space to vent. That creates high-pressure air which makes it more difficult for cool new air from passing through the radiator. Adding a venting duct behind the radiator fixes that problem and improves engine cooling by making the radiator more efficient.
Water isn't an issue under the hood, just like any other car. Electronics have water-resistant connections and coverings so water splashes should have no effect on them.
On a standard road car, air goes through the radiator and gets stuck in the engine bay with little space to vent. That creates high-pressure air which makes it more difficult for cool new air from passing through the radiator. Adding a venting duct behind the radiator fixes that problem and improves engine cooling by making the radiator more efficient.
Water isn't an issue under the hood, just like any other car. Electronics have water-resistant connections and coverings so water splashes should have no effect on them.
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