Well, I for one beg to differ. Yes, I'm well aware the scoops were fiberglass - is there a point to that? It's true, where 427's are concerned, the baffle was not used on anything but the prototype, but there is no way to know that it would never have been employed. It is entirely plausible that it "could" have been used had the cars been homologated though that "never" was the case. This is purely speculation, but it is logical. What purpose did it serve? I really don't know. The water thingy is the only explanation I have ever heard, but I have never seen anything in print, by credible sources, to verify that. Purely, again, out of speculation, if it did have something to do with water contamination - of any sort, and that it "worked," then there would be no logical reason to not employ it on the 427. Unless, of course, this vehicle defied the laws of physics or just scared the water away with its awesome presence.
