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Yea that's like that tornado fan that is supposed to give you better gas mileage and would probably restrict air flow. Just think someone got rich off that junk.

Actually I bet that would work pretty well if the fan speed was controlled by the throttle. If I remember correctly it was on/off though. Which means you'd have it off at most times and that big fan is going to restrict air if it isn't blowing.

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There is no such thing as RAM AIR. The only way to pressurize an intake track is by means of a turbo or supercharger. The phase "ram air" was coined by the automotive industry in the 60s. It would more accurately be desribed as cold air induction. There is a huge benifit to using air 70 degrees cooler than the air under the hood of a car. The advantage is from the drop in temp. no ramming is going on.

 

With my hood setup, and a K&N top hat on my air filter it'll gain you about 10 hp over a cold air induction type setup. The force of the moving air flowing right down into the air filter, plus whatever the engine is pulling in naturally will net you a hp increase. Hence, ramming the air into it.

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