Fe 427 turkey pan looks or functionality

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Originally Posted by Silversmith

I added 3" alum dryer duct hose via in cabin fresh air vents that are pipped from the front air duct vents on each side of the main radiator opening. One from each side(via 45degree 3"tee) & piped them into the turkey pan. This plus a good foam seal from the pan to the hood & a full K&N 7"X2" round & top cover filter insures a strong flow of cooler air. With out allowing too much heat to affect possible fuel vaporation. Proir to this, I was not receiving enough cfm to properly feed my carb. & also had some probs with the heat! All is good now.


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Silversmith:
tks for the idea. Yesterday during a run one of the Cobra owners questioned my turkey pan set up.
I have had some vapor lock in the past and it was mitigated by gas line relocation and insulation. Other schools of thought claim that Shelby had the original idea when he piped the air through the hoodscoop via the turkey pan.

While it is true that it gets hot and could overboil the gas in the carb bowls the idea has its merits. I have seen foam insulation around the turkey pan and better seal between the pan and hood ( the foam looks hideus, but supposed it works) .

I would hate to go through the motions of removing the turkey pan to obtain minimal advantage. I am considering a very expensive ram air system sold by Jegs but I am not convinced that I have the space availability in my engine bay.

With winter around the corner I need to set up the improvement projects the right way nd get the best advantage for the Snake.
(I know I will be roasted by this but...I can take the heat---no pun intended)

Cheers
Lou