I mounted the air scoop and ran it yesterday at a local PCA a/x. I kept it on the car when I towed it on the trailer. I figured if it is going to come off I might as well endanger others as if flies off the car and into the windshield of the guy following me. I ran it up to 75 mph without a problem. I checked it when I got to the site and found no cracks in the fiberglass.

Did it make me go faster? Well I did post the fastest time of the day.
Not a big win as there weren't many cars running, but always fun to be fast. I was the event chairman and designed the course. I know what your thinking....

I think I need a big wing now. High speed oversteer is a problem.

Paul , scoop looks better than last time i saw it.

so did it knock .05 seconds off on pit road? or did that snorkle just scare the shit out of the competition?

Robin

I think it made for at least a 11% increase in speed and lowered my cylinder head temps by 13.5%.

Yeah, woulda loved to have sat in on THAT meeting. "Listen! We'll go straight here for 'bout a mile, turn around, go straight again for 'bout a mile, turn around, and go straight again for 'bout a mile, than ..."

You ain't foolin' none of us ...

You should seriously consider covering the scoop opening while you're towing to prevent a plastic bag from flying in and lodging on your cylinders. You need Hoover as a sponsor.

Or some poor low-flying sparrow.

That's all we need ... for the National Audubon Society to have A/Xing banned due to the likes of URY914.

Selfish bird killer ...

Can't happen. I have a base piece that mounts on the bottom of the box. It mounts off the carb linkage bolts. You can see it in the picture...

I forgot that was strictly intake and not cooling. Good job, looks weird.

Maybe someone will paint me a stamp of my car and a dead bird.

You escaped Nessie jokes, but not Big Bird!

Big Bird

Your car is looking really nice! What is the weight now? I'm surprised that you were willing to add all that weight "aloft" I guess I missed your earlier post, but that whole scoop is only for intake air?

R O T F L paul... i fuckin love it!! LOLOLOL

nessy!

Didn't you say that was a baja bug snorkel?

I don't care for the yellow.
I know it's faster and all, but I think black might look better

Congrats on the TTOD


KT

Yes, it is for cool intake air to the carbs. Also shields hot air from the engine to the carbs. I'm so far under the minimum weight for my car, adding a little is not a big deal. It might weigh 6 pounds.

It is painted with the same paint color as the rockers and front spoiler but it looks much lighter in the pics. Poor camera or really bright day. I was thinking black but you can see it better in yellow.

And that's a good thing?

Paul, disregard all of the wise cracks. Just remember, form follows function.

Thats the story of this whole car...

Seems ridiculously tall to me. Since you have no glass, I think you could have kept the whole thing below the targa bar and accomplished the same net effect with less wind resistance.

Just my .02
Demick

You're right I could have, but what fun would that be. Better to give people here a chance to rag on me some more. And that would have been way tooooo easy.

Are you by any chance related to Trekkor??

I know it works... but at least trim it down to fit under the targa bar

LOL

The only time heat would be a problem is if you sat in a line that didnt move on grid. I find it easier to ceramic coat the headers


B

You KNOW if I stuck it under the targa bar, half of you a-holes would be telling me to mount it above the bar. Ya never win here. That's what make it seem like home.

fugly and functional LOL

just for fun.. stick a pressure gauge sender in it....
wonder what kind of air pressure/volumes it sees under speed....

Just like an old girlfriend...

Now that pressure gauge thing is way too high tech.

BTW, it looks better in person.

hey Paul....here we go again !!!

When are you going to add some winglets on it as in F1? Also at say 120 MPH how much drag/rear down force is generated?

I was watching the F1 races this season and I saw those little winglets. They did get me thinkin'

I like those exhaust chimneys that are located on the rear bodywork of all the F1 cars. Add some of those too.

For now I'm working on my rear wing. I got started on it last night.
Think it's big enough???

What, you plannin' on lappin' the Earth?

Those little winglets on the F1 scoops house the camera's!! great idea for Paul.

Paul,

do you have any pics of your car with all the body work off? Has anyone from PCA said anything about the lack of firewall?


B

I heard if you have a 4 layer firesuit, no firewall is required??!!

You noticed that too.

No one has ever said a word.

I have some aluminum to fab one before the state championship next month.

I wear one of those funny car suits like John Force wears

Brad, here are a few w/o the body but these aren't recent.

nutter...

I'm debating on running floorpans I only need a place for the seat and place to pivot my heels. ALA Sand rail mesh style..

Thanks Paul. As usual.. always a pleasure seeing your ride "naked"



B

Yeah, I can vouch for those pics not being recent.
Paul has lost a lot of weight since then:D

I don't think any of them are Paul. Cept maybe that right foot in the last pic but somehow I think it is Paul that is taking the pics.

Sorry, Joe, that's what passes for humor at my house.
I've met Paul.

J.P., Joe's met me too. BTW that's not my foot. I only wear fine I-talian racin' shoes.