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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: diffdude on March 17, 2005, 12:23:30 pm

Title: rain tray cold air intake
Post by: diffdude on March 17, 2005, 12:23:30 pm

Has any one run an air filter in the rain tray for cold air intake?
If so how does it work?
here's a truck on ebay with one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4534905614&category=6060

Title: rain tray cold air intake
Post by: Dr. Diesel on March 17, 2005, 12:30:54 pm

works well, but extrememly loud. might be ok with an intercooler though.

Title: Re: rain tray cold air intake
Post by: Northern RD on March 18, 2005, 03:44:26 pm

Quote from: "diffdude"

Has any one run an air filter in the rain tray for cold air intake?
If so how does it work?
here's a truck on ebay with one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4534905614&category=6060

The point were the windshield meets the hood is an area where high pressure air is created and directing it to the intake makes use of a sort of 'ram-air' effect. I recall seeing something similar in the late `60s on a Trans Am Z28 with the 8bl dual carb set-up.
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