I am removing the forward shroud that covers the fan and alt. In fact I am removing the alt. altogether. The only tin we will have is the shroud that directs the airflow over the cylinders and of course the smaller cooling deflectors below and around the cylinders.
The motor will get pretty dirty but we only run sprint races now.
The flaps IMO are not necessary on a racecar. We run the motor for several minutes on the grid, do a warm up lap or 2 and then go like hell.
Also, my fan will be minus all but 12 blades.
The best part about building a racecar is taking stuff off.