supercar cowl induction tid bit..

[black69]

Maybe ram air rules the day for drag racing up to 100-110, but go faster than that, and drag takes over. I still dont get how the 68 L88 beats the 67 by 7 seconds. same engine. 68 is heavier (I think). that leaves aerodynamics (drag) and the differences in the scoops. Did the stinger on the 67 vette add too much drag? 7 seconds is a HUGE difference in times. btw, I dont buy the tire difference between a 67 vette and a 68 being significant part of the potential time difference, for example a 67 hemi gtx took the best FAST times on skinny 14inch redlines. I would concede maybe a second or 2 at best in the time to get to 140 on the tire difference front. Engine setback differences are lost once the car is launched, and that would only buy tenths of seconds in a difference in 0 to 140 times.

One very interesting thing, I noticed in the baldwin motion pictures, the 69 camaro stinger scoop was opened up on the BACK to take air maybe from front and back of the scoop. rosen was playing both sides of the fence with his scoop. To me he was not betting on ram air, but more on taking air from the windshield area.