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Old 05-24-2011, 12:29 AM   #5 (permalink)
ChrisAE82
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Originally Posted by cleanspeed1 View Post
Too bad you are putting the bike carbs on the old girl; first thought that came to my twisted brain was a used turbo, intercooler and a Megasquirt. Run a little boost to keep the car entertaining, have a couple of maps, throw some E85 in for the races, lean the bad boy out for the drive to and from wherever, keep the A/C just because it's just too nasty where you're at..............
I actually considered boosting it, but I always had in mind "turbo=bad mpg". I'll have to look more into this. The R1 carbs hold boost quite well with a little preparation.

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Originally Posted by robertwb70 View Post
Yep, the vent setting on my HVAC system doesn't work very well at all so following Badbents lead ( I put a vent on my car. I tried a scoop too (just something I had lying around) but it didn't have the desired effect so I'm back to just the vent alone, maybe I'll add the subaru style scoop some day but for now I'm too cheap.
My vent setting also doesn't work very well, blows hot air, even on a cool day. Why didn't your scoop work well?
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