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Title: Anyone ever seen one of these before ??
Post by: davidhawkins_78 on 21 February 2005, 08:30

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Title: Re: Anyone ever seen one of these before ??
Post by: Gambit on 21 February 2005, 09:40

nope. looks a bit gimmicky also. there should be plenty of cold air to your airbox without the need for a deflector

Title: Re: Anyone ever seen one of these before ??
Post by: Dizzie on 21 February 2005, 10:05

especialy with a vented wing :wink:
(although my intake is on the otherside, doh!)

Title: Re: Anyone ever seen one of these before ??
Post by: tinman on 21 February 2005, 16:20

Quote from: Gambit on 21 February 2005, 09:40

there should be plenty of cold air to your airbox without the need for a deflector

depends on the country and climate.

i know my 827 was suffering in the heat in italy - not so much its cooling problem - but generally down on power, and i know several teams (one of which actually shows you on the DVD) were feeding more cold air to the engine during the final day of the rally using various things.

also, when we had that really hot spell in 2003, the mechanics of 1906 had just been finished and she did not like the hot weather in the slightest. she was definitely down on power.

Title: Re: Anyone ever seen one of these before ??
Post by: mix on 21 February 2005, 18:45

Thats true, hotter air = lower density, so less power!!!

Seems obvious when you think about it :smiley:

Title: Re: Anyone ever seen one of these before ??
Post by: tinman on 22 February 2005, 15:04

you might want to tell that to all the boys who keep drilling their airboxes to get "more power" from the hot air they suck in....

probably best not.

Title: Re: Anyone ever seen one of these before ??
Post by: mix on 23 February 2005, 19:10

Ill keep my head down!!