Keith,
Now you did it. The whole world knows. Guess you'll have to come up with
another one and we can keep the lid on it. Right? You ever gotten into the
number crunching for correct snorkel area? I also spoke to Wilson & Waters
about that and the guy who did the one on the roadster wasn't around to get
details from. Terry was going to send me all the stuff but must have fallen
in a crack...........
Gary LaRonge
#552 D/G Alt
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>
To: Gary & Bonnie LaRonge <laronge@myhome.net>; Chuck Rothfuss
<crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: Snorkels?
>Don't forget this was the guy who recommended the mechanical blower from
>the back side of the alternator fan as a Blown set up......
>
>Wait .... you can't tell me it isn't mechanically driven by the engine and
>it does produce boost above ambient conditions when installed in the air
>cleaner.... Sure don't say how effective your blower set has to be does it?
>
>Nevermind.... giving away all our speed secrets Gary....
>
>Keith
>
>----------
>> From: Gary & Bonnie LaRonge <laronge@myhome.net>
>> To: Chuck Rothfuss <crothfuss@coastalnet.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: Snorkels?
>> Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 5:50 AM
>>
>> 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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