05-11-2019, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: St. Louisville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: A&C 67 427 cobra SB
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The question was cold air, as apposed to hot under the hood air. You are talking ram air affects.
If the engine intake is sealed to the hood scoop, the engine will pull 600, 700, .... (however many CFM the engine can suck in) through that scoop. That air will be cooler than the air under the hood.
As for ram affect, it will be of some help, but not much. A 1" x 12" scoop with 600 cfm going through it would be an air velocity of 7200 ft/min or 82 mph. If the car was going 82 mph the engine would no longer have to accelerate the air up to speed and that would help the engine. Above 82 mph, the scoop would push a little air into the engine.
This is just an example, you're numbers and results would be different.
The cold air is more important than the ram affect. 77 F air vesres 140 F air is 12% more dense. If you can get 12% more air into the engine you can burn 12% more fuel, and make 12% more power. The best hood scoop in the world is not going gain you 5% air density at highway speeds.
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