Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us wrote
>Terry,
>
>Thanks for the instructions. I didn't get any from Calspeed.
>
>I mounted a traffic cone to the front, and didn't get any benefit even at
>100mph. I even swapped out the wife's vacuum cleaner hose for a larger
>wet/dry vacuum hose.
>
>It appears that I had the small opening of the cone facing front. I'll go
>back and test again! Do you think installing twin cones and hoses will
>double the horsepower? Will putting a mesh screen on it adversely affect
>horsepower gain? I hope you filed your patent, all the neighbors are
>already copying the setup.
>
>Fred - So.SF
>(Calspeed, the dollar license fee is in the mail! ;>)
Not having any traffic cones around I decided to use the hollow
open-mouthed Hippo taxidermy form we had lying around. Power gains are
offset by visibility problems and crocodiles.
-marc
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