Re: Cold air intake (5kt) thoughts

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

Ram effect would probably be noticable.  Try it with the hose pointing
down under
the car.  See if it's Ram or temp.  I'm interested to hear the results.


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On Tue, 5 May 1998 01:00:49 -0700 (MST) Robert W Obrien
<rwo@u.arizona.edu> writes:
>More sub-$10 upgrades: I had just finished installing a new clothes 
>dryer
>(by Maytag- but don't know max RPM) and hooking up the hose to 
>ventilate
>it, when I had the thought about how hot the intake air on a 10vt is.
>Well, there's no time like the present. Off to Pep Boys for a 20" x 3"
>length of air intake hose ($7.38) and begin to experiment. Now, my 5kt 
>has
>its turnsignals now located within the DOT headlights- and empty holes 
>in
>the bumper where the signals should be. This is where the air hose 
>came
>out, after I affixed the other end to the horn-shaped outlet on the
>airbox. To the Interstate, Batman! I figured the cold-air intake with
>slight ram effect would be most noticeable here... Seat of pants sez
>60-100mph in fourth is now a grin-inducing rush. Hits 1.3bar more 
>quickly,
>with an amusing whoosh from the front end to match the roar from the 
>3"
>tip out back. 
>Assuming lack of water ingestion (in the desert, highly unlikely, at 
>which
>time I would raise the hood and disconnect the hose) is there any 
>reason
>at all besides moisture that this should not be done?? I will cover 
>the
>end in mesh to prevent 100 mph stone/wasp/bird strikes on the air 
>filter.
>I realize that this topic has, in various ways, been covered before. 
>But
>taking hydrolock out of the picture, *what* downside? Why didn't they 
>duct
>the air intake away from 2" above the turbocharger? Comments/BTDTs
>welcomed...
>Regards, Rob
>1987 5000cst 5speed- No 60 minutes, no Torsen. The scandal-free type 
>44;)
>
>
>
>

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