[DeTomaso] New engine now air scoops
Boyd Casey
boyd411 at gmail.com
Mon Dec 8 19:07:33 EST 2014
Personally I think the idea of turning the "fake" intake grills into
something functional is cool (I have always hated fake scoops grills ,
intakes , etc. But the idea of using the original designers idea to get
cool air via a snorkel getting cool air at the base of the fire wall makes
more sense and I would be willing to bet is more effective. I like the roof
scoop ( in concept) that the Hemi Pantera uses but now you are talking
about a major modification to the design of the car.
Boyd
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:
> In a message dated 12/8/14 13 45 4, guson at home.se writes:
>
> There's a lot of body metal between the stock fake gills and the
> engine compartment.
>
> >>>True. But there is NO metal between the rear quarter window glass
> and the engine compartment. :>)
>
> >Not to mention that the right side gill houses the fuel filler on
> most cars.
>
> >>>True, but irrelevant. The Amerisport grills are solid in the area
> of the stock body 'gill'/fuel filler on the left side, and body 'gill'
> on the right side. They are open in the area of the quarter windows
> (in front of these two areas). When the glass and stock 'gills' are
> removed and they are installed in their place, they merely serve as
> vents. If there is no plumbing associated with this modification, it's
> almost assured that air will flow out from the engine bay through these
> vents.
> Some, like John Taphorn (as seen in the most recent Profiles) have
> carved out metal ducts which will (someday) be attached to hoses
> connecting them to a sealed airbox, and take the place of the glass
> windows; once they are hooked up to the work-in-progress airbox, air
> will then be taken in through the Amerisport grills. Air will *have*
> to flow inward because the engine will be creating vacuum and the
> airbox will be sealed so air can't come from anyplace else.
> See the attached photo of his passenger side ductwork (grill removed to
> show it clearly).
> Mike
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Personally I think the idea of turning the "fake" intake grills into
something functional is cool (I have always hated fake scoops grills ,
intakes , etc. But the idea of using the original designers idea to get
cool air via a snorkel getting cool air at the base of the fire wall
makes more sense and I would be willing to bet is more effective. I
like the roof scoop ( in concept) that the Hemi Pantera uses but now
you are talking about a major modification to the design of the car.
Boyd
On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 5:56 PM, Mike Drew via DeTomaso
<[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:
A A In a message dated 12/8/14 13 45 4, [2]guson at home.se writes:
A A A There's a lot of body metal between the stock fake gills and
the
A A A engine compartment.
A A >>>True.A But there is NO metal between the rear quarter
window glass
A A and the engine compartment. :>)
A A A >Not to mention that the right side gill houses the fuel
filler on
A A A most cars.
A A >>>True, but irrelevant.A The Amerisport grills are solid in
the area
A A of the stock body 'gill'/fuel filler on the left side, and body
'gill'
A A on the right side.A They are open in the area of the quarter
windows
A A (in front of these two areas).A When the glass and stock
'gills' are
A A removed and they are installed in their place, they merely
serve as
A A vents.A If there is no plumbing associated with this
modification, it's
A A almost assured that air will flow out from the engine bay
through these
A A vents.
A A Some, like John Taphorn (as seen in the most recent Profiles)
have
A A carved out metal ducts which will (someday) be attached to
hoses
A A connecting them to a sealed airbox, and take the place of the
glass
A A windows; once they are hooked up to the work-in-progress
airbox, air
A A will then be taken in through the Amerisport grills.A Air will
*have*
A A to flow inward because the engine will be creating vacuum and
the
A A airbox will be sealed so air can't come from anyplace else.
A A See the attached photo of his passenger side ductwork (grill
removed to
A A show it clearly).
A A Mike
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