can you guys post pictures of different air scoops in the side windows and what's available? i don't care much for the huge scoops.
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True. Apparently due to the rain gutters on the sides of the windshield, the boundary layer of dead air across the side window section of the outer body is over 2" thick, and the underbody airflow out over the decklid is stronger. So the main airflow at the side windows is out from the engine area, not in thru small scoops. Gary Hall also found this out, hence the functional 'elephant-ear' scoops he marketed for Bonneville & the Silver State events.
I once asked Tom Tjaarda about the Pantera 'gills 'in the same area and he confirmed the wrong-way airflow, as the gills were originally intended to be functional. Tom really liked them and the factory kept them for their styling.
You could always just eliminate the windows and leave the space open for hot air to exit. Also makes it easier to clean the back window and get to the top-front of the engine.
thanks guys
Kirk Evans.