On Monday, September 9, 2002, at 12:40 PM, Max Heim wrote:
> The reason I say this is that, if you recall the muscle cars of the 60's
> sporting hood scoops, it was quickly determined that the only effective
> functional position for these scoops was actually aiming backward towards
> the base of the windscreen, taking advantage of the high pressure area. The
> forward facing scoops were in a low-pressure area in the middle of the
> hood,
> and thus tended to work in reverse.
Check out:
http://www.theautochannel.com/callahan/drags/photos/force01.jpg
Do you want to tell John Force he has his intake aimed the wrong direction,
or do you want me to? <grin>
Also, note that most of the folks consider their hearing a most precious
commodity, but one guy more cherishes his sense of smell!
Kevin
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