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Old 06-12-2009, 02:02 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by basslover911 View Post
That is where I was going with this. IF ram air helps, and WAI helps, then why not both?

Maybe construct a ram air of metal pipe and run the coolant hoses around it to heat it.

Now my question is, how much positive PSI acts on a car's front bumper at 60-65mph? Anybody know?
Don't know the answer but I have been tempted to get hold of an airspeed indicator from an airplane or even a magnahelic for live pressure instrumentation while driving. Accounting for airspeed would be a cool part of information gathering.

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