Re: Cold air intake (5kt) thoughts

[Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>]

I removed one of my high beams. I have high beams in the primaries, and
Hella 550's. the 86 law revision supposedly gives me immunity from getting
a ticket. I probably could get a ticket if someone sees me using three
high beams and not four.



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*Steve                                       Sachelle Babbar
*'84  5ksT 1.6-2.0 bar                    <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
*
*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:

> 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
> >*
> >*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."
> >********************************************************************************
> >
> >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.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Paul Anderson:
> >> Any direct correspondence, please put my name in the subject line so 
> >I
> >> don't miss it.
> >> Please send any direct mail to my private address as I don't keep up 
> >with
> >> the list very well.
> >>  Private email AndersonPaul@juno.com
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 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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