Feedback on this please..
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Feedback on this please..
Trying to weigh the pros and cons to doing this mod...Any feedback from those who may have done it would be appreciated....I have a Blackwing on there now...I really dont wanna drop $489 on a Honker if this DIY mod will get me just as close.
.http://www.conceptualpolymer.com/Rad...op%20inst..pdf
.http://www.conceptualpolymer.com/Rad...op%20inst..pdf
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Some of us dont like v-rams double air intake. and actually I put duct tape on my screens for better aerodynamics.
have done many many back to back dyno comparisons, One CAI is just about as good as another.
any time you can decrease aero drag, the car will be faster
the newer single air intake for the C6s is a much better idea
have done many many back to back dyno comparisons, One CAI is just about as good as another.
any time you can decrease aero drag, the car will be faster
the newer single air intake for the C6s is a much better idea
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The only thing I did different was to forego the wire screen, plus I used three 1" wide aluminum strips on the backside ("topside") of the radiator shroud to provide more reinforcement for the screws I used. The flange on the envelope holder is narrow, so the extra "backing" so-to-speak, provided additional reinforcement and was also cheap.
Since I now have gone through my entire drivetrain upgrade, I'm using a Honker.
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Some of us dont like v-rams double air intake. and actually I put duct tape on my screens for better aerodynamics.
have done many many back to back dyno comparisons, One CAI is just about as good as another.
any time you can decrease aero drag, the car will be faster
the newer single air intake for the C6s is a much better idea
have done many many back to back dyno comparisons, One CAI is just about as good as another.
any time you can decrease aero drag, the car will be faster
the newer single air intake for the C6s is a much better idea
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Some of us dont like v-rams double air intake. and actually I put duct tape on my screens for better aerodynamics.
have done many many back to back dyno comparisons, One CAI is just about as good as another.
any time you can decrease aero drag, the car will be faster
the newer single air intake for the C6s is a much better idea
have done many many back to back dyno comparisons, One CAI is just about as good as another.
any time you can decrease aero drag, the car will be faster
the newer single air intake for the C6s is a much better idea
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Significant difference. We still have more wind tunnul time scheduled, but Not Until after the NASCAR session is over. Cant get time now
that is ANY CAI. when you switch from one CAI to another you dont see too much difference.
and again that Ram air stuff is myth.
The benefits of cold air, delivered from a high pressure area, are well documented. Dynos don't show the benefit of the Vararam.
and again that Ram air stuff is myth.
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From: Dear Karma, I have a list of people you missed.
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I said nothing about "Ram Air", but it stands to reason ambient air from a frontally exposed area would have less constriction than a neutral, or perhaps even a negative pressure area. You speak of "significant difference". Could this be documented in actual numbers? Isn't aerodymanic drag exponential, I.E. the higher the speed, the drag increases exponentially? If you actually went to the expense of testing the plugging up of your front fascia in a wind tunnel, I admire your attention to detail. However, in the real world of 0-130 mph, or so, is it your contention that these small apertures make a measurable difference? Call me skeptical. I do agree that the difference between the better CAIs is minor, FWIW.