Not sure how else to get this to go in though. My thoughts are that the air is now being forced over the poles in full from the fan. If I place the speedo the other way round (so wires run away from poles and not over the case) then the fan wont be blowing direct on the poles but over the case instead. Damned if you do and damned if you dont situation
Air wise I have put two holes in the side of the shell so this drags air through, along with holes where the air scoops are at the front.
The lack of room on the chassis does lead to having to think outside the box to get air in too as the front of the car covers the chassis substantially too so no air flow from the fron around past the gearbox.
I have now though moved to the RSPro so im hoping as it is now will be enough. I always thought that the RS would go down to a 5t also, but now advised that it is a 7.5t limit in Mod/4wd. I am sure though i read 5t somewhere, but thats by the by now.
I am really happy with the car though. With a setup not really near to good at all I placed 4th on the grid Tuesday. It's quite stable and predicatable over the surfaces. Still alot more to come from it, but want to concentrate on getting this heat/airflow issue sorted first so i can then concentrate on gettin the car right, rather than hoping it will last 5 minutes
Thanks to everyone for your input so far, it's all good info and im taking all on board. Will provide an update after the next run, and will temp stuff with my temp gun to see how it is all working out.
PS..ive got a Proline Bulldog to fit yet...this has no front air vents...that should be fun !