Intake Help...
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2003
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From: Canton MI
Intake Help...
hey guys,
i was trying to think of a way to get cold air into my engine, now my car has a 1150 CFM carb. i was looking at the ram air kits they make for carbs and i was trying to figure out if the plenums they use have enough volume, i added a pic of the plenum i found and would like your guys help with putting a system togather.
the plenum i found has a 4 inch outlet, and now since i have plenty of hood room from the cowl and my radiator being mounted in an angle i can do a straight shoot to the front bumber where the front licence plate is.
do you guys think its a worth the $$ and the work, you think its worth some HP . the car should MPH in the high 140s low 150s so i think it would gain from a ram air system..
or should i Fab up my own plenum with a bigger box... let me know what you guys think
thanks
i was trying to think of a way to get cold air into my engine, now my car has a 1150 CFM carb. i was looking at the ram air kits they make for carbs and i was trying to figure out if the plenums they use have enough volume, i added a pic of the plenum i found and would like your guys help with putting a system togather.
the plenum i found has a 4 inch outlet, and now since i have plenty of hood room from the cowl and my radiator being mounted in an angle i can do a straight shoot to the front bumber where the front licence plate is.
do you guys think its a worth the $$ and the work, you think its worth some HP . the car should MPH in the high 140s low 150s so i think it would gain from a ram air system..
or should i Fab up my own plenum with a bigger box... let me know what you guys think
thanks
Le Mans Master
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The '70's muscle cars used cowl induction to get cool air from the high pressure area at the base of the windscreen.
Problem with a Vette is anything feeding from the front is picking up warmer than ambient air heated by the track, especially a problem at the start line when the track temp is a lot higher than actual air temp
Problem with a Vette is anything feeding from the front is picking up warmer than ambient air heated by the track, especially a problem at the start line when the track temp is a lot higher than actual air temp
