quote:Originally posted by Z06 Pantera:
If one used scoops like the one pictured, would it not provide a cool source of air? I think we all agree that you wouldn't get a ram air effect but what would it hurt as a simple cool air intake?
Scott is right. There is a difference between "ram air" and "cold air", they are two different things, don't confuse them. Ram air will only benefit a car traveling triple digit speeds, and the scoop must be mounted high enough to be in "clean" air. But cold air can benefit any vehicle, even street-only cars. Vehicle speed doesn't enter the picture and scoop location is not as critical. For evey 10 degrees F the temperature of the air inhaled by the motor is decreased, horsepower is increased by 1 percent. That's probably 10 to 15 horsepower for most performance cars.
Although the scoop pictured in Kid's photo is a "poor" ram air scoop, it is an excellent cold air scoop.
-G