[DeTomaso] Kurt Busch Pantera

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Right, the temps make sense, because otherwise your getting air from 
underneath the car, past the engine and then into the intake.  The side 
scoops help with engine temp.  My point was (and my be invalid after 
Dan's treatise) is that at higher speeds, you won't get as much air in 
with the shallow side-window scoops.  This is why Mad Dog replaced those 
with new scoops that stick out something like four or six inches.

The original air cleaner system on the Pantera (at least in the 1973 
model) was a simple opening below the car that faced down and was 
mounted to the bottom frame rail on the passenger side.  It was then 
ducted up to the air cleaner.  This got nice cool air from the road and 
piped it directly to the air cleaner.  It probably also picked up a lot 
of road debris.

I had looked at and was considering mounting a pair of NACA scoops in 
the same location, at the bottom of the frame rails and ducted up to the 
air cleaner.  I never got around to trying it out though.

Asa  Jay

Asa Jay Laughton - W7TSC, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
Spokane County ARES-RACES Net Manager
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On 11/18/2017 6:56 PM, JFFR wrote:
> My car has small side scoops that replaced the side windows. They 
> really don't stick out much at all, but they have four inch hoses that 
> feed air into a sealed air box. The only way that the engine can get 
> air into it is through the side scoops. There have been a number of 
> people that have seen this set up on my car at the last four Pantera 
> fun rallies. I have engine inlet air temperature readings in real time 
> that tell me what the air temperature is with the scoops attached and 
> with them unattached. My tests showed that the air is 40 degrees 
> hotter with the hoses unattached. With fuel injection and an on dash 
> monitor it is very easy to test this. The car will be at the next fun 
> rally wherever it will be and we can do some testing there.
>
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