[DeTomaso] cooler air to carb

[Thomas Tornblom]

Tomas Gunnarsson skrev:
> Richard,
> 
> I took a stock aircleaner in rough shape and modified it. I made a new snout to match the original aircleaner hole that went from a rectangular cross section to a round cross section. I then bought flex hose as used for kitchen fans (i.e. it doesn't burn easily) and routed it towards the ground. At "ground level" I simply made a short tube to clamp the hose to and bolted the tube to the chassis. No scoop, no flaring, just a straight cut tube end that points to the ground. I also filled the vacuum operated port and duplicated the snout/hose installation on the drivers side of the car. My air cleaner air temp is marginally above ambient at speed. All this is barely visible standing behind the car looking into the engine bay and to the unknowing appears stock.

I was inspired by Tomas's work, and have now replaced the K&N filter, 
which would foul quickly the MAF after cleaning and re-oiling, with an 
airbox from a super charged Lightning truck.

Check the last few photos at:

http://www.detomaso.nu/~thomast/efi/

There's also some photos of my EDIS crank trigger project.

Thomas

> 
> Tomas
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> To: <michael at michaelshortt.com>
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> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 7:32 PM
> Subject: [DeTomaso] cooler air to carb
> 
> 
>> We have talked in the past about the gill area and air flow over them and  
>> scoops and such.  Is the feeling that area is a negative pressure  area?  What I 
>> am wondering is if you drew air through vents there, without  scoops would it 
>> be drawn into the air filter/carb at speed or would it be a  negative 
>> situation and actually be bad and reduce air to the carb when at  spped?  In stop and 
>> go traffic I assume it would be cooler air than that in  the engine 
>> compartment but could be bad a speed?
>>
>> I am just wondering if there is a easy (a relative term) to get air cooler  
>> that the hot engine bay air into the carb without changing the lines and design 
>> of the car like scoops on the roof or gill area.
>>
>> This would not reduce the circulation in the engine compartment of  course.  
>> For that you would have to vent like the fans on the grill over  the engine as 
>> someone showed us pictures months back had done.
>>
>> Perhaps I am going over old ideas.
>>
>> Richard
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