I've got an 83 Air Cooled and I installed a sheet metal deflector on each
side vent.
Overall it seemed to provide cooler engine temps and didn't whistle or
show signs of being anything other than a stock looking part.
I'm sure I was getting decent ram air effect because it popped my license
plate out from the spring detent on the lock devise.
Everything was Rock and Roll until I hit a horrendous thunderstorm about
three weeks into evaluating my newly invented gizmo.
Definition: Horrendous = hordes of people pulled off the Interstate
because the rain was so fierce that you couldn't see.
The over abundance of ram air commingled with buckets of rain water wet
down my alternator and ruined it.
I did not see improved performance, better power at any range or any
direct results other than slight engine temperature reductions. Then only
+ or - 5 degrees (f).
A ram air devise that had some flow control might be a better solution
but after reading the archives I haven't found anybody that raves about
any success in this area.
Something going directly in through the air cleaner might be a
possibility but additional dirt and moisture prohibit me from having any
special interest in researching any farther.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Tue, 25 Jun 2002 15:22:55 -0400 Dan Barrett <dan@OFFTHEHILL.ORG>
writes:
> Josh,
>   I'd say you could try a forced cold-air induction rig if you
> wanted to: run
>   some nice large-diameter hose up to the passenger-side intake.
> Inside the
>   mouth of the intake, fashion some kind of funnel which would force
> the air
>   into the hose.  Plenty of folks rig this kind of poor man's turbo
> on other vehicles -- I
>   recently sold my Mazda Miata (the "one guy:three cars" ratio was
> out of
>   whack), but the forced induction thing is a popular enough mod to
> warrant
>
>
kits:http://www.performancebuyers.com/catalog.html?carLineID=10&view=desc
ription&partID=1846&areaID=6&subareaID=44&start=1&thumbs=0&q=&scope=All
>  Downside is that it only works at speed, and there might be some
> problems
>   associated with feeding the Bosch slightly colder air.
> Best,
> d.
>
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