Well, I need to pick the brains of the Opel Masters again. This may be way off base, but bear with me. I am hoping to use some of the performance advice I've gotten off here and design some sort of cold air induction on my '70 GT, but I've run into a few hangups. I managed to get my hands on a factory (non-functional) cowl induction hood scoop from a chevy citation a few years back and, much to my surprise, it is almost a perfect fit for the GT hood. So, it is now trimmed and awaiting permanent attachment, but I had some questions regarding making this a functional cowl induction. Has anyone out there done such a mod? My biggest problem is getting the air from the rear scoop opening at the winshield area down into the carb while still using some type of air filter and without risking getting water into the filter/carb should I get caught in a sudden downpour. The scoop is just barely taller than the origional hood bulge, so there is little to no extra room between the carb (Solex, of course) and scoop to put in much of an air cleaner/air box. Also, the origional GT air cleaner is mounted so far forward that it would take quite a maze of hose to clear everything and route the air intake to pick the air up at the back of the scoop. I have removed most of the hood bulge, mainly to clear the installing of the scoop, but I have not made any other cuts to the remaining hood beneath the scoop. So, I thought of just filling in the opening where the origional hood bulge was and then routing the air intake of the origional air cleaner straight up into the opening between the hood and scoop through a fabricated connection plate. This would have to be able to seal when the hood is closed but still be able to come apart when the hood is opened. This would allow the air to pass into the scoop at the rear, using the hood and scoop as the air box, and then be drawn into the origional air intake to the filter/carb. The question is, do any of you think this would work? One of the potential problems I see is the fact that if the hood heated up due to engine temp, then it wouldn't really be much of a "cold" air induction. Granted, the hood could be coated with an insulating material to reduce the heat transfer, but this may not be enough. I guess the biggest question is, would this be worth attempting in the first place? Would the gain really be worth the extra work and trouble? Or could this just be another one of my crazy ideas? The scoop is going on regardless, even if it's just for looks, but I thought it might be worthwhile to take advantage of it and make it functional. What do you all think? Any ideas or suggestions?
Thanks as always,
John
Thanks as always,
John