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Re: [ST] RAM Air
The cold air is great. I actually haven't had the tank off of my RS to
see what is under there. If you want good quality hosing and maybe a
nozzle that fits, go to the Pegasus Racing web site. They sell all
kinds of racing stuff. I'm sure you could route some hoses around the
radiator. Doesn't yours have a plastic heat shield over the radiator to
separate the hot and cool air?
Now, that said, I have a pilot's license. I was flying right seat in a
modified Beech A36 once several years ago. One of the speed mods was a
ram-air port on the nose. At about 215 mph, opening the port added 1/2"
of Hg more manifold pressure. Now that was 5% more at that altitude and
it recovered about 5% more HP that was lost due to altitude. Not bad
for just a few airplane dollars ($US1 = $AP0.1). At roughly 100 mph in
the landing pattern, we could not read a change in manifold pressure
when opening the port.
Masiak, Richard wrote:
>Well when I had my gas tank off to check my air filter I noticed the two intake hoses for the airbox come out and curve in toward each other (sitting behind the radiator).
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>I have two problems with that. First there's warmer air going into the airbox, and second I don't think the box is getting pressurized.
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>Come one guyz, there are two little holes in the front fairing which could have had airducting attached. Why couldn't Triumph have shortend the radiator so duct work would fit?
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>Also, does anyone know what an optimal volume/pressure would be for the airbox?
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>Rich
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John Albright
'02 RS
Chattanooga
C-RATs
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