Ram/Cold induction?
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Le Mans Master
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Re: Ram/Cold induction? (munday)
I did this on my lightning and it worked good but not sure on my vette.
What if I take some ducting fiberglass, it's insulated and foil on one side and insulate my hood and basically attatch it to the underside of my hood to isolate my air cleaner to only suck in air from the back of my stock cowl hood? Would that work or would the cowl hood create a vacuum at high speed? I have a 500 hp 383 that needs plenty of air. :party:
What if I take some ducting fiberglass, it's insulated and foil on one side and insulate my hood and basically attatch it to the underside of my hood to isolate my air cleaner to only suck in air from the back of my stock cowl hood? Would that work or would the cowl hood create a vacuum at high speed? I have a 500 hp 383 that needs plenty of air. :party:
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Re: Ram/Cold induction? (munday)
Simply copy the 73-75 cowl induction setup, minus the solenoid for the cowl scoop. You may need a 73-75 hood to make this work properly though since they already have the hood ductwork built in. Works well on my 73.
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Pat Kunz
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Re: Ram/Cold induction? (munday)
I believe the stock 79 air induction flows over the top of the radiator. So...what is on top of your radiator? If you don't have the cold air ducting then there should be like 3" of gap over the top of your radiator which could cause your engine to get a bit hot. I would recommend going with the stock setup...just look around for the ducting and restore it to the original condition. Going with a 75 hood could cause some problems with fit, plus you would need to get a carb to hood seal. Restoring the cold air ducting would probably be cheaper too.
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Re: Ram/Cold induction? (munday)
If I could make my own airfilter to hood seal, could I expect good air flow with the flow coming from the back of the cowl hood. Or would the flow of air over the hood create a vacuum at the back of the cowl? :crazy: :eek: :confused: :boxing :( :sleep: :bb :bs
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Re: Ram/Cold induction? (munday)
Where can I find this diagram
??? Of the 73-74 hood cowl setup
??? Of the 73-74 hood cowl setup
tom...
[Modified by Tom73, 10:51 PM 6/30/2003]
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Re: Ram/Cold induction? (munday)
it's worth a try. i had a guy at a show ask the same Q, he popped his hood and it looked possible.
Don't overlook the A-arm area for cool air. that is possible too,(remove the flap)
Don't overlook the A-arm area for cool air. that is possible too,(remove the flap)
