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<blockquote data-quote="Murray20c8" data-source="post: 228950" data-attributes="member: 6078"><p>At Carlisle last year, GM had a seminar on "thermal management," which included both drivetrain heat management and interior temperature management. Regarding the heat exchangers, they said this:</p><p></p><p>One, the visible heat exchanger you see is for the AC, not the radiators, which are mounted behind. The tubes for the AC exchangers were described as "bull nose" in shape, which thicker walls than the radiator tubes. And they said the C8 heat exchangers, like every other GM car, has to pass a test where they fire projectiles at them at a speed much higher than you'll ever encounter on the road without damage to the tubes. They didn't specify what the projectiles are made up, how big they are, or how fast they travel. But the reality is that any damage you're likely to encounter without screens is going to be cosmetic, not functional.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Murray20c8, post: 228950, member: 6078"] At Carlisle last year, GM had a seminar on "thermal management," which included both drivetrain heat management and interior temperature management. Regarding the heat exchangers, they said this: One, the visible heat exchanger you see is for the AC, not the radiators, which are mounted behind. The tubes for the AC exchangers were described as "bull nose" in shape, which thicker walls than the radiator tubes. And they said the C8 heat exchangers, like every other GM car, has to pass a test where they fire projectiles at them at a speed much higher than you'll ever encounter on the road without damage to the tubes. They didn't specify what the projectiles are made up, how big they are, or how fast they travel. But the reality is that any damage you're likely to encounter without screens is going to be cosmetic, not functional. [/QUOTE]
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