Ram Air/Electric Choke Problem Revisited

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If toobroke ever was an engineer my bet would be on a coal fired train or the sanitation industry.

I was thinking more along the lines of..

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[toobroketoretire]

The Benefits Of Cold Air And/Or Ram Air

All of the cars and pickups now days have cold air or ram air because of the many benefits from either method used. For every 50 degree drop in intake temperature there is a 3.3% gain in power and there's a 5% gain for ram air at 75 mph. So if an engine has cold air AND ram air it'll get a 10% or so on a 100 degree day.

I got the idea when I was looking at my '82's hood one day. I could see it was ALMOST ram air except for the heated air pipe coming from the left exhaust manifold. I realized I could add some sheet metal to my L-88 style hood and modify my 14" X 3" open air filter so the hood would seal against the air cleaner base. About 100 hours later I had a fully functioning Ram Air that was also a cold air as it inducted the air from the front of the radiator.

Of course I lost the intake "roar" of the open air cleaner under a heavy throttle but that's okay.

 

[dougelam]

heated air pipe coming from the left exhaust manifold.

And what is that for?

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[kpic]

All of the cars and pickups now days have cold air or ram air because of the many benefits from either method used.

Yes, everyone knows that; however, the discussion is about your version. and not the ones that work..

 

[LLC5]

So if an engine has cold air AND ram air it'll get a 10% or so on a 100 degree day.

10% of what?

And no you won't. What ever it is.

 

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Did Forrest Gump say you never know what's under toobroke's hood until you lift it?

 

[LLC5]

Did Forrest Gump say you never know what's under toobroke's hood until you lift it?

Anyone who is ok with spending 100 hours of their own time for 10 percent of nothing would be a scary proposition to even consider opening the hood.

 

[kpic]

Anyone who is ok with spending 100 hours of their own time for 10 percent of nothing would be a scary proposition to even consider opening the hood.

After 100 hours wasted; we do know the reasons why he is too broke to retire.

The flip side is the amusement value.

 

[Vettehead Mikey]

The flip side is the amusement value.

In a train wreck kinda way. Very sad.:eyerole

 

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In a train wreck kinda way. Very sad.:eyerole

It is sad.

However, as Mel Brooks said "“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”


Going camping to recover...