I am having a hard time getting my head wrapped around all this info.
Some say the stock scoops will not let enough air into the carb,,,?
My question to this is,,,why do all the Super Stock cars run them?
I realize they are correct for the car. If they don't allow enough air in,,how do they run so good? Record holding cars are the opitome of research and development. If the factory hood scoops don't work,,what are they doing to make them work? They can't be raising them up to get into the 'good air'..."straight line between roof and leading hood edge"... If the factory scoops aren't doing any good,,why don't all the people run the cowl hoods that all the Mopar people hate? I don't really care about what is 'correct' or 'legal', I am just trying to get some cooler, fresh air into my carb. I am not trying to be a wise act,,just trying to figure out some things. I will be doing some more testing when the weather gets better and hope to get this hood/scoop thing figured out so it will work like it should. As for the SS/HA cars having sealed scoops, they would probably lift the hood off or rip the scoop off if they were sealed!!
I still can't imagine how they are NOT having air problems with all the air going over/around the carbs,,,UNLESS,,like others have said..there isn't enough air going into the scoop...? Maybe they are losing some ET..??..I doubt this very much!