Re: Cold air intake (5kt) thoughts

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

Isn't it darker too?



On Tue, 5 May 1998 22:25:04 -0400 (EDT) Sachelle Babbar
<sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu> writes:
>I have a raim air setup through one of myheadlights. It's both cold 
>air
>and a slightly + supply of air to the intake. Feel how much cooler the 
>im
>is than everything else after driving.
>
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>*Steve                                       Sachelle Babbar
>*'84  5ksT 1.6-2.0 bar                    <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
>*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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>*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my 
>own
>*personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use 
>caution as
>*your results may vary from mine."
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>On Tue, 5 May 1998, Paul R Anderson wrote:
>
>> 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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