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Originally Posted by evilzee28
Have you ever felt the heat under a hood when the engines running & the hood is closed?? if you ever get the opportunity to have the car up on a ramp with the engine up to temerature you'll find that the air from the engine bay is very hot. Just by putting a shroud in the way of the airfilters isn't going to give the engine the nice cool air that it really needs, why do you think race cars seal off any heat to the carbs to get "cold air induction" from outside the engine bay??
Far better to seal the carb base form the engine compartment so's it can only breath air from outside. I'd be interested to see a comparison test between this & a genuine cowl induction set up to see how much horsepower difference there really is.
cheers...Nige
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If it effectively seals to the hood, then it appears that the air cleaner will draw from the large opening between the radiator support and front fender which is open to the front of the car. So in essence, it'll be pulling cold air from the grille ahead of the radiator.
We used to run these style of cold air kits on BMW's. They draw from a tube below the front bumper. Similar idea. I'm surprised nobody has done it yet.
Cowl style cold air induction is great, problem is usually the expense, cutting holes, sealing the shroud to the hood, etc.
If this kit is reasonably priced, it would be effective if the hat doesn't impede flow. But, looking at their other cold air kits, they'll want $400 for it then it's not so appealing.