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RE: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement

To: "Benn" <karhu@california.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement
From: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:44:21 -0400
what if the inlet is the size of a soda straw does it still work?
dave

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Benn
> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 1:43 PM
> To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement
> 
> 
> Without breaking out the ol' fluids books, I recall the effective static
> air pressure increase due to ram effect at speed to be a few percent at
> 100 mph and somewhere around 5-10% at 200 mph.
> Benn
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "J I Waldron" <jwaldron47@earthlink.net>
> To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 6:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Engine Air Inlets - definite improvement
> 
> 
> > Yikes.  No way for 28 lbs of boost.  Must be conversion
> > process for ram air to psi.  I'll go back to stuff I know.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jim W.






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