- 1. ram air spitfire... (score: 1)
- Author: nikolai jaremka <njaremka@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 04:08:18 -0700 (PDT)
- well, some of you may remember that i was embarking on a project to build a ram-aim induction for my spitfire. well, it didn't quite turn out the way i planned. last night, i finally finished buildin
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00564.html (8,097 bytes)
- 2. Re: ram air spitfire... (score: 1)
- Author: "Marcus Toups" <stronzini@kaplantel.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:07:53 -0500
- Instead of a ram air setup, perhaps a cold air induction system would be more efficient. Try routing the air pipe to the area in front of the radiator or under the front end of the car, but out of th
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00567.html (9,119 bytes)
- 3. Re: ram air spitfire... (score: 1)
- Author: "Kirby T. Kenyon" <kenyonkt@maple.lemoyne.edu>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 09:24:26 -0400
- My '80 had a hot air deflector mounted at the end of a rubber tube that would bring warm air to the carb when it was cold out. Since the PO had replaced the exhaust manifold with a header, I had no w
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00568.html (9,884 bytes)
- 4. Re: ram air spitfire... (score: 1)
- Author: Atwell Haines <carbuff@nac.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 09:48:52 -0400
- Hold on Nik, don't give up so fast. As several Listers that have converted to K & N air filters have found, the Spit induction system is very sensitive to the amount of air that travels through it. P
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00609.html (8,771 bytes)
- 5. Re: ram air spitfire... (score: 1)
- Author: "James Carpenter" <jc_carpenter@softhome.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 23:32:27 +0100
- I found that with chrome wire air filters my car would not go above 400 rpm in normal driving conditions. Swap to the standard and it perfectly normal. With this ram air set up the pressure of the ai
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00619.html (9,942 bytes)
- 6. RE: ram air spitfire... (score: 1)
- Author: "Gregory W. Smith" <gsmith@cvn.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 20:40:24 -0400
- Check that the holes in your chrome air filter's backing plate matches the carb. My mechanic spotted this one quickly. $35 oops for me. Gregory W. Smith http://www.cvn.net/~gsmith Member, Central Pen
- /html/spitfires/1998-10/msg00623.html (10,560 bytes)
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