Hi Dunkler,
Ram intake can only improve efficiency at full throttle. How much increase in fe can you get from ram air? Very small. How much decrease in drag from full grill block vs partial block, well some anyway, but also small. So consider the amount of time you run full throttle vs the amount of time that you are forcing cooling air through the radiator that you don't need. If you get on the freeway at full throttle for 10 seconds, then cruise for 20 minutes at part throttle, that's 120 times longer. I don't see how ram air can be better for that kind of driving.
-mort
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Originally Posted by Dunkler
I got the idea from this article on a Honda Insight.
I had been considering an upper grill block, but then I saw the above link in another thread on this forum and that got me thinking. I could maybe block the passenger half of my upper grill and then use snorkel system as seen in the link to use some of that air to "force" or channel it into my air box on the driver side.
What are your thoughts on this?
My average driving in the car is hwy. My average speed is 55-60 mph.
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