I'm in the process of re-working the front sheetmetal on my 1967 Camaro to make it a full-time Altered. I'm tired of sticking on five rolls of duct tape between races. Last summer, with the entire fr
Do you mean other than the obvious one of sticking something else(scoop) into the air stream to slow you down with more aero drag? Dave /// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team
I'm curious about the air at the front grill of a car. Is it clean enough to duct to the carb for inlet air? Is there a "dead air space" at the front, or is that a high pressure area and good for air
The other factor in why I think I want to use the headlight for carburetor intake. With 100 square inches forced air through the radiator, if I leave the back of my cowl induction open, I think a lot
Author: John Szalay <john.szalay@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:13:50 -0400
Not an expert, by any means, but I noticed several of the roadsters (and coupes) at this years finals, ( and I did a LOT of looking) had ducts to the grill area for air intakes. http://www.scta-bni.o
The area in front of the radiator and support is the highest pressure area of the vehicle. Ducting air from this area is very workable. Carry this a step further when the rules allow other than a sto
Ken & John; There is a book about the development of the Camaro for the Trans-Am racing series that was written by Mark Donohue. I've forgotten the name of that book but it is filled with all kinds o
You're probably referring to THE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE by Mark Donohue with Paul Van Valkenburgh. Available from Bentley Publishers, $24.95, stock number GDDS ISBN 0-8376-0069-3, web address is www.Bentl
racing May have been "The Unfair Advantage" Neil, written by Donahue and Paul Van Valkenberg excellent book regardless. Another top class racers bible from Van Valkenberg is "Race Car Engineering &
That's it! Thanks for getting that title straight. I agree, it's a very good book and has lots of "inside" info on the Chevy racing effort. It's a "must read" for those who raced against Donohue & P
Thanks, Chris. That's the one. I agree-- that other book you mentioned is a good one. Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ racing May have been "The Unfair Advantage" Neil, written by Donahue and Paul Van Valken