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Old 09-25-2013, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 67gtospud View Post
Hmm, some good ideas here, I feel like it would function more as ram air as long as the pan and seal are in place under the hood.
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Originally Posted by arbys View Post
Not according to Jim Wangers. He said it's in the location on the hood and facing the wrong direct.
Correct. The scoop is down in the "boundary layer" of airflow and is too low for any ram effect. It functions merely as a cold air intake (which is worth about .2 of a sec reduction in ET on our car).

Compare that to the Firebird Formula hood, which would be a much better design.

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