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>From: STRICKLAND, Tate[SMTP:tstricklan@shl.com]
>Reply To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Sent: Friday, March 13, 1998 6:16 AM
>To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
>Subject: RE: DML: RAM or COWL ?
>
>Can't help you with a study of ram vs. cowl, but I can tell you what
>I've read about water getting to your breather. I was really concerned
>about this when I put a relatively large forward facing scoop on my
>first car, a '65 Mustang convertible. Right before I had it installed,
>Hot Rod magazine had an article on scoops (in 1981 I believe) that
>stated very clearly that unless you were pouring buckets of water
>directly onto the breather, don't worry about water getting to your
>breather via the scoop. Verbatim, they said "think of it as a cheap form
>of water injection". High compression and water injection was pretty
>popular back then if I remember correctly. I Had one of those triangular
>Edelbrock foam filament breathers positioned directly under the hole in
>the hood (big hole, about 12"x18") and never had a problem. A few bugs
>on the breather/motor was the biggest inconvenience - washed them off
>periodically.
>
>Tate
>97 rc 318 3.21
>
>>
>> Now granted, I don't know as much as I'd like about this, but for me,
>>there is a lot more to this than looks alone. I have the same questions
>>as Mike C. and Robert T. about what would keep crap from Ram-Airring
>>right into my engine bay and my K&N? Also, Mike's question about
>>what happens with cowl induction when it starts raining has got me
>>wondering too. (Though I prefer water dripping through my engine
>>compartment to it being flung at my K&N at 55mph.) I'm not sure,
>>but I think that a ram-air would mostly aim the air at the air
>>cleaner, whereas a cowl induction would flood the entire engine
>>compartment, not only feeding cold air to the air cleaner, but
>>also drawing heat from the heads, headers, and the entire engine
>>in general.
>>
>>
>> Surely someone somewhere must have done a study of cowl vs. ram
>>at some point? Anyone have any facts?
>>
>>
>> -Jon-
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