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Old 06-30-2011, 02:18 PM   #7
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Re: scoop direction

special-K is right. The air moving over the hood of a vehicle creates a higher-pressure at the base of the windshield. That increased pressure is what makes cowl induction work. Look at a side view of your hood/windshield. Visualize the air moving from front to back, and as it is forced over the hood, it runs into the windshield. That impact makes the air swirl in a clockwise direction. If your cowl induction is opened, the air movement will be right into the direction of the back side of the engine, and you should have something that will direct that air movement into your intake system.


Oh, here's something else to visualize....whirrled peas.
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