Re: 8" cone?

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Thu Apr 08 1999 - 23:28:16 EDT


Most of the Intake Tubes are about 3" - 3 1/2" in Diameter (Inner). This
should be more than adequate for the air flow.

> One thing to keep in mind is the size of the tube itself. Picture a
> 2,000cfm cone at the end of a drinking straw. The extra surface area
won't
> do you a bit of good if you can't get it to the engine at that rate. I
> have no idea if this is actually a problem or not, but its one less thing
> that I have to worry about with my open element. It might be getting warm
> air, but at least I know its an unrestricted path from the filter to the
> TB. (Actually, it isn't warm air due to the ram-air hood...) :-)
>



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