supercar cowl induction tid bit..

[Keith Tedford]

Since buying our 2005 Corvette, I see all the same old gimmickry all over again, headers, exhaust systems, ported this and ported that. As an example everyone is making an air intake with nice hp number gains. As far as I can see, these numbers are for the owners' egos more than reality. I think what I like most about our '05 is the lack of gimmicks. No scoops. No spoilers. No paddle shifters, just functional stuff. It has vents in the front fenders to extract engine heat, but if you look inside there is a black baffle that probably limits any decent amount of hot air from exiting. It's supposedly 16 mph quicker than the 2004 Z06 through aerodynamic inprovements.....as if I have anywhere to find out. Just bragging rights for the owners I suppose. It's all about selling cars, then and now. Still, without this stuff, the cars wouldn't have an identity like they do. Ram Air, Cowl Induction and such were all buzz words in the day. We all loved it.