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Originally Posted by north
I’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that the ram air setups probably got you zero or negative power gain. The air filter size on those ram or systems are tiny and must restrict air flow. The air filter on my 69TA is probably well below half the surface area of the typical non ram air 4 bbl air filters.
Do it because it looks cool if you want but not to get actual HP.
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I'm with you on this. The scoops are pretty short and under the boundary layer of air passing over the hood at higher speeds. I believe there's a benefit at low speeds but think there might be some scavenging at higher speeds.