Re: Cheap Horsepower-Ram air & Bernoulli

[Allan Jones <ampj@tiac.net>]

Bruce Bell wrote:
> Before any of you brave souls start cutting up your airbox in
> search of  "negligable" horsepower....    Unless you 1) really
> know how to design a proper scoop/intake and 2) know exactly where the high
> pressure areas are...

	Where are they in the '86 C-GTs? Anyone know? BTW, my box has been
modified for years now. My x-mechanic and I removed the temp exchange
flap(or whatever that thing is that regulates the temp between cool
fresh air and hot, exhaust manifold-affected air) and the other stuff on
the box. I did not swiss-cheese it, but wanted to at the time. 	What is
the best way to design/modify a proper scoop/intake for my current
situation? Is it to mount a tube directly to the area behind the bumper
cover as mentioned below and then block off any remaining holes in the
airbox, or is there another way, like leaving it as is?

>   ....Audi engineers were smart enough to get fresh, cool air from
> behind the bumper cover (on the 4kq's). A location, where the air flow is
> not going  to disrupt the CIS and is protected from the elements .  And, as
> has previosly been Mentioned, cool air is much more significant....

	Then why, may I ask, is there a temp flap that is set-up to allow air
heated by the EM into the box? Is there a certain temp that is best for
the I-5? Or IOW, can the temp be too cool? Thanks.

Allan Jones
 '86 Commemorative Design Coupe GT