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Re: Streamlining and Air Intake on Production Bodies

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Subject: Re: Streamlining and Air Intake on Production Bodies
From: John Szalay <john.szalay@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:13:50 -0400
At 02:57 PM 10/23/02 -0600, you wrote:
>I'm curious about the air at the front grill of a car.  Is it clean enough
>to duct to the carb for inlet air?  Is there a "dead air space" at the
>front, or is that a high pressure area and good for air inlet?  Is it better 
>to snorkel out from the front edge of the grill?
>Curious minds want to know.
>Ken S.


 Not an expert, by any means,  but I noticed several of the roadsters
(and  coupes) at this years finals, ( and I did a LOT of looking) had 
ducts to the grill area for air intakes.

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_16_1/IM003133.JPG

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_16_2/IM003204.JPG

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_16_2/IM003207.JPG

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_16_2/IM003208.JPG

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_15_2/IM003094.JPG

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_17/IM003230.JPG

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_17/IM003236.JPG

http://www.scta-bni.org/Bonneville/World%20Finals%2002/photos_16_2/IM003147.JPG

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