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From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of richard.r.olson@faa.gov
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:04 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Air cleaner mods
I've read a little about the theoretical 1% increase in HP for each 11
degree drop in temp(related to air density). I've measured my air
temps.
Inside the stock AC it was ~125 degrees F after a 20 minute drive, while
the air temperature in front of the shroud was ambient (77 that day).
Question: 48 degree drop gives me 4 more HP? What's the catch?
There is no catch. All the small HP gains add up. I'd say time well
spent.
HP is like money; too much is not quite enough!
In racing this sort of "splitting hairs" is what makes the fastest guys
go faster than the whiners who sit around complaining that those guys
must be illegal.
Mike Munson
Snellville, Ga.
73-6
70-6 Racecar
80-8
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