Chuck, If you can get in touch with Terry Moreau (Spokane, WA) , I know he
has all the necessary equations. I talked to him about it two years ago. He
mentioned that if not done properly, it can hurt as much as help. Sounds
real scientific to me..............right up Keith's alley.
Gary LaRonge
#552 D/Gas Alt
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>
To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 9:14 PM
Subject: Snorkels?
>Fellow Racers, Designers and Aerodynamicists,
>
> I've seen odd looking snorkels (is there a better term?) sticking out the
>front of a variety of land speed cars. There are several excellent
examples
>of them in the latest issue of Bonneville Racing News, sticking out the
>front of roadsters grills. Chuck Salmen's beautiful Sum Fun roadster was
>the one that really caught my eye, since it's seems to protrude the
>furthest. I'd imagine that this is to take advantage of less turbulent air
>ahead of the grill, right?
> My car, being about as aero as a brick may also benefit from something
>like this now that I'm relocating my engines intake from the cowl to the
>front end of the car. I was surprised to see a 6 MPH change in speed at
>Maxton's HOT June meet when the top of my fresh air box came off during two
>runs. (duct tape quickly cured that!) I'm not sure if it was the cooler
air
>from outside the engine compartment that the engine liked or the slight ram
>air effect from the cowl fed system, but whatever it was it worked. Now I
>want to optimize the air intake system and was wondering if anyone had done
>any experimenting with forward facing snorkels of varying lengths?
>
>Chuck Rothfuss
>Lots of ideas, no time and less money!
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