Re: Cowl vs. Snout was: Open Element Air Cleaners

From: W. Jack Hilton III (hemi@mindspring.com)
Date: Tue Jun 23 1998 - 15:42:58 EDT


the way I see it , if the air gets sucked out , more air has to be sucked
in the engine compartment to replace it .

At 02:04 PM 6/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 04:33 AM 6/23/98 , you wrote:
>>In a message dated 98-06-23 03:55:40 EDT, you write:
>>
>><< I'm going cowl all the way. Anyone know of a place that sells
>> em'? Cheap?
>> >>
>>You do know that if you go only cowl, that all youre doing is exiting
some of
>>the hot air and not taking in any cool air right? Cowl creates an
>aerodynamic
>>vacuum at the base of your front glass and sucks out the hot air. Thats why
>>Im doing both on the same hood. Two scoops for cool direct air and the
cowl
>>to suck out the hot stuff!!
>>Eric
>>
>
>Far be it for me to question someone who (probably) knows more about this
>than I do, but can this be right? If cowl induction only exits under hood
>air and doesn't take anything in, how come NASCAR racers all use cowl
>induction?
>
>--
>Mike Crumley mcrumley@airmail.net
>97 Dakota Regular Cab Short Bed
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>
>



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