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[Anonymous]

does ram air really make any diference?

 

[69Falcon]

Yes. The more your motor can breathe, the better off you are. Ram air lets in cold air, which is more oxygen-dense. That means in each CFM there is more oxygen to combine with more fuel to make more power.

 

[ludwig]

Absolutely. If turbo works, then ram air works, just not as much.

I felt a noticeable difference when I put a ram air tube to my standard 1100. I made an air funnel at the grill and fed it to the air cleaner horn. The difference kicks in at highway speeds because there is more pressure. But it definitely passes the butt in the seat test.

 

[addo]

The "feed" has to be carefully considered. Corrugated tubing creates an internal layer that actually obstructs airflow somewhat - so it needs to be larger than regular smooth-walled tubing.

Air needs to be taken from a high pressure area - surprisingly, behind the grille often doesn't qualify as well as other places.

Some means of trapping and draining mass inflow of water needs considering. All of this can be worked out, but it may takes some finessing in your personal application.

Cheers, Adam.

 

[wallaka]

Doesn't cowl induction generally work a lot better? Ram Air is pretty gimmicky IMO. Of course, any source of cool, fresh air is better than from the engine compartment.

The cowl is a very high pressure area, moreso than the grill area of most cars. It is also cleaner air, no bugs or road spray. On top of that, a cowl induction hood looks really cool.

That's all I got. 8)

 

[matt1967]

cowl induction actully uses low preassure to suck air into the engine. that part of the windshield/ cowl has an extremely low preassure there, and it can only move in via a vent of some sort ( cowl hood, vented reverse teardrop ect... ) where it travles to a more normal preassure.

 

[Bort62]

cowl induction actully uses low preassure to suck air into the engine. that part of the windshield/ cowl has an extremely low preassure there, and it can only move in via a vent of some sort ( cowl hood, vented reverse teardrop ect... ) where it travles to a more normal preassure.

umm, wrong.

the area at the base of the windsheild is a very high pressure (relatively) area. The high pressure here increases the density of the air and as a result increases the density of the intake charge if pulled from there.

what you just said doesnt make any sense.

 

[mustang6]

low pressure can't move into a higher pressure area, higher pressure always moves into lower pressure areas- it wants to equalize. Cowl induction works because the relatively high pressure formed over the cowl pushes into scoop.

 

[Anonymous]

where can i get a ram air?

 

[Bort62]

pontiac made a few.

 

[69Falcon]

Hint: Thunderbolt

All you need is a way to duct cool dense air from a high pressure area and ram it down the throat of the carb. Not sure about the early Falcons, but mine has a bunch of slits in the radiator support right in front of the battery. It would be easy to relocate the battery to the trunk and put ducting to the nose of the car. Just need to include a water trap for rainy days or deep puddles.

 

[Anonymous]

Ever seen a NASCAR air cleaner? It draws air from the base of the windshield...not the grille area.