[OpelH8]

 

[Young Gt Lover]

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Nice this is what i was thinking about doing. Does it get cold air into the air filter?

 

[The Scifi Guy]

Nice this is what i was thinking about doing. Does it get cold air into the air filter?

You might find this interesting. It's a thread about air scoops and rams and if they have any real effect on how much more air your engine gets. Basically, you need to go about 200mph for a scoop or ram to double the air to your engine.

Air scoop air pressure

Let's say you made an air scoop out of a 3" diameter pipe, bent into a 90 degree elbow, sticking out of your hood and onto your carb as a baseline. How fast would you have to go to ram double the atmospheric pressure(2 atmospheres) into your carburetor? I've always wondered if all those scoops...

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[OpelH8]

I just cut the hood out, for the cool factor in the mid 1980’s. Never used it, but still have it. My Opel gt was my first car, and I still have it.

 

[Young Gt Lover]

I just cut the hood out, for the cool factor in the mid 1980’s. Never used it, but still have it. My Opel gt was my first car, and I still have it.

Is the hood on your car or is it just an extra?

 

[OpelH8]

Is the hood on your car or is it just an extra?

It’s an extra hood, I never put it on the car I was just toying with the idea.