All jokes aside, is this viable?

[Benggolf]

All great ideas to push out the excessive heat under the tuperware, but perhaps the biggest
improvement is still in the hands of BRP....which is tweaking engine management to reduce the excessive heat being generated by the
engine.

My gut feeling is the engine is tuned too lean and enriching the fuel to air mixture should bring down operating temperatures.

[SNOOPY]

Just hope that richening it up doesn't kill much of the power.

[NancysToy]

All great ideas to push out the excessive heat under the tuperware, but perhaps the biggest
improvement is still in the hands of BRP....which is tweaking engine management to reduce the excessive heat being generated by the
engine.

My gut feeling is the engine is tuned too lean and enriching the fuel to air mixture should bring down operating temperatures.

It may be possible to slightly reduce the heat that way, but there is no way to reduce the heat produced by the exhaust pipes very much. They are routed through a tight space, far from an air stream, and there is little circulation under the body to dissipate the heat. If that heat is not dealt with a difference in engine temps of a few degrees will make no difference. There has to be a better answer.

Also remember that the EPA has tied BRP's hands as far as engine management goes. They can only wiggle so much before they run afoul of the emissions laws.

[JKMSPYDER]

I recently installed a 4" diameter radiator fan under my Spyder on the right side. Installed a rocker switch on dash to turn on and off. I have never had an excessive heat problem, but in slow traffic or stopped in the summer I would get very hot. Haven't been able to test in high heat yet, but I do turn it on at stop lights, at low speed, and for 5 minutes or so after I shut down. It really seems to be helping.