[DeTomaso] New engine.

[Tomas Gunnarsson]

That's about what I found too temperature wise. Boundary layer or not, if your air duct ends there it will suck cool air.

Tomas
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David" <adin at frontier.net>
To: <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2014 8:11 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] New engine.


> Two comments here about getting air to the engine:
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> I have documented a 50 degree difference in air temps between the airfilter
> area and the window area.  Something needs to be done.
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> My tuft tests (admittedly at legal speeds)  did NOT show a boundary layer at
> the quarter window.  Do things change at speed?  (stay tuned!)
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> David
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> I have said this before and will mention it again.  The side scoops work 
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> The pantera does not need forced air in the engine that a scoop is usually 
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> built for.
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> We really have good power with out that.
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> The pantera engine needs cool air.
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> Unless someone comes up with better scoop for forced air- the scoops in the 
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> windows adds cool air and makes the car runs a lot better.
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> I am in arizona and with the cool air it idles better and comes off the 
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> throttle more responsive.
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> If you live in the cold country, maybe it does not matter much.
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