> Scott,
> I found the same thing when I did that. My reading was
> 110 degrees for the open element and 89 degrees for my ram air.
> Don't scrap your open air. This weekend I hooked up my ram air
> to my open air element. Runs great but no track measurements yet.
> All I did was bought a 8' pc of aluminum dryer vent hose the kind
> that you can expand to 8' even though when you buy it it's only
> 4' long. It's aluminum not vinyl. Anyway stretched it out to
> 8' then cut a 2.5" slot in about 5-6' of it. I then took it
> and wrapped the slotted portion around the air cleaner making a
> complete circle with the non slotted end ducting down to my old
> ram air connection to the left of the radiator right through
> the rubber splash boot. So far works great sucking cold air.
> The aluminum dryer vent is stiff so you can bend it pretty tight
> around the air filter (I have the MP performance air cleaner, lid
> measures 13.25") although if you have a true 14" air filter it
> probably won't work due to fire wall clearance. I'll try to post
> some pics in the next couple of days.
>
> Mike Catlin
Mike:
GREAT IDEA!!!
Way to use that old noodle.
I'll try that your idea this weekend and take some measurements.
Now, we can truly call this configuration "Fresh Air by Catlin"
-Scott :^)
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