>Some guy on the Internet put a ram air intake behind the grille of
>his Geo Storm and found that if he pushed in the clutch at highway speeds,
>the ram air increased the idle speed by 500 rpm.

More kapiffle - probably was the windmilling of the fan behind the rad - Ha
:-)

At 60 - 80mph ram air is worth about .25%

and tripe!
Clive
'88 SYncro Transporter

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: Custom Scoop Update - Should you care!

> On Thu, 22 Aug 2002, G. Matthew Bulley wrote:
>
> > So make scoops if you want, but notice that VW gradually got rid of the
> > scoops, and so did all other manufacturers.
>
> The Subaru Outback Sport has a functional hood scoop connected to the
> intercooler.  So does the new Mini Cooper.  GM put a hood scoop on a
> version of the Pontiac Firebird and claimed a 5 hp power increase from ram
> air.  Some guy on the Internet put a ram air intake behind the grille of
> his Geo Storm and found that if he pushed in the clutch at highway speeds,
> the ram air increased the idle speed by 500 rpm.
>
> Sure you're not oversimplifying?