Re: Cowl Scoop Question?
[Re: DblOJoe]
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01/27/13 12:02 PM
01/27/13 12:02 PM
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Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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Is it better to seal the carb to the hood so you only get outside air or leave it open to let hot air escape?
It will depend on what the car is used for... a street
car you want to let the heat out but race you want to
keep the heat out of the carb.. you could do both by
using a couple of vac operated doors
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Re: Cowl Scoop Question?
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
#1377043
01/27/13 01:09 PM
01/27/13 01:09 PM
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Brookeville, Md
Mr.Yuck
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Is it better to seal the carb to the hood so you only get outside air or leave it open to let hot air escape?
It will depend on what the car is used for... a street
car you want to let the heat out but race you want to
keep the heat out of the carb.. you could do both by
using a couple of vac operated doors
or just seal it at the track...
I have yet to seal mine. Maybe this year.
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Re: Cowl Scoop Question?
[Re: DblOJoe]
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01/29/13 10:43 AM
01/29/13 10:43 AM
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The rear of the cowl scoop needs to be right up near the windshield to work. Just enough room to slip your hand b/t the scoop and the windshield is what you need. The ones commonly seen that are 4 or 5 inches away from the windshield don't work from what I've seen.
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Re: Cowl Scoop Question?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
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01/29/13 05:10 PM
01/29/13 05:10 PM
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Taxes & Virus's R-US, NY
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The rear of the cowl scoop needs to be right up near the windshield to work. Just enough room to slip your hand b/t the scoop and the windshield is what you need. The ones commonly seen that are 4 or 5 inches away from the windshield don't work from what I've seen.
My Cuda has the cowl nice and close, but the Duster has the cowl probably at least 5" away...Now you would think that is way too much, but we finally sealed the carb to the scoop last year...We went from 129mph to 134mph...Pulled the plate off the car, and it slowed right back down....
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Re: Cowl Scoop Question?
[Re: Dragula]
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01/30/13 10:19 AM
01/30/13 10:19 AM
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Brookeville, Md
Mr.Yuck
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The rear of the cowl scoop needs to be right up near the windshield to work. Just enough room to slip your hand b/t the scoop and the windshield is what you need. The ones commonly seen that are 4 or 5 inches away from the windshield don't work from what I've seen.
My Cuda has the cowl nice and close, but the Duster has the cowl probably at least 5" away...Now you would think that is way too much, but we finally sealed the carb to the scoop last year...We went from 129mph to 134mph...Pulled the plate off the car, and it slowed right back down....
ugg now I'm going to have to seal it up! Mines not 5" but close to 3"
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