>Some guy on the Internet put a ram air intake behind the grille of >his Geo Storm and found that if he pushed in the clutch at highway speeds, >the ram air increased the idle speed by 500 rpm. More kapiffle - probably was the windmilling of the fan behind the rad - Ha :-) At 60 - 80mph ram air is worth about .25% and tripe! Clive '88 SYncro Transporter ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 1:05 AM Subject: Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, G. Matthew Bulley wrote: > > > So make scoops if you want, but notice that VW gradually got rid of the > > scoops, and so did all other manufacturers. > > The Subaru Outback Sport has a functional hood scoop connected to the > intercooler. So does the new Mini Cooper. GM put a hood scoop on a > version of the Pontiac Firebird and claimed a 5 hp power increase from ram > air. Some guy on the Internet put a ram air intake behind the grille of > his Geo Storm and found that if he pushed in the clutch at highway speeds, > the ram air increased the idle speed by 500 rpm. > > Sure you're not oversimplifying? |
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