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Re: Snorkel gave me an idea...
I did a lot of research on hood scoops this past week. Here's what I found:
The placement of the inlet is extremely important. This is why most cold air rams are placed under the bumper or in the front grill; its an area of high air flow around a vehicle. With the snorkel waving way up high over the truck, some air will obviously get in there, but it's so far away from the truck that it's in an area of low air resistance. That and the distance is so far away from the air box as I mentioned before.
Hood Scoops on older muscle cars were sometimes considered ineffective not only because of the placement, but also because the air filters were open to the engine bay. The air was not only hot by the time it got through the filter, but it wasn't going directly in either. Having a sealed air box seems would overcome this problem and lower temperatures while forcing more air through the system.
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