REFLECTOR: RAM air and a "cold box" intake

[matt]

Does seem a poor idea to run the intake into a furnace on the way to the
explosion room. The article I read indicated it was a FAA thing to
reduce/eliminate carb icing. Seems outdated, to say the least. Any way to
create a cool dense air/fuel charge sure seems proper.
Matt

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   1. Re:  RAM air and a "cold box"  intake (Sid Knox)


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Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 01:37:25 -0500
From: "Sid Knox" <sbjknox at earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: RAM air and a "cold box"  intake
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
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I also think feeding the engine hot air is nutty so this is how I did it on
my Starduster XIO-320 with homebuilt EFI.  I welded plates over the original
holes in the sump.  The four-into-one exhaust I built from an idea I read of
in an old Sport Aviation back when there was often some interesting
technical articles (before it was dumbed-down to the level of People
Magazine).  I think it was a CAFE (?) evaluation of various configurations
of exhaust schemes.
No air filter...ram air directly into the throttle body.
This system has been running well for about five years now.

Sid Knox
Oklahoma

Velocity    N199RS
Starduster  N666SK
W7QJQ

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Subject: REFLECTOR: RAM air and a "cold box" intake


> Have any of you ever heard of, or tried this?
> http://musclebiplane.org/htmlfile/motor.htm
> It re-routes the intake runners/plenum out of the oil sump to keep the
> intake air cooler, according the the article.
> Matt
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