custom radiator/intake system (was: "Scirocco-style" drag-racingradiators?)

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Scott-
  Wow, you are delving into a deep subject.  The simplest answer (for me!)
is to refer you to Carroll Smith's book, "Tune to Win....the art and science
of race car development and tuning".   Chapter 9, a thorough treatise on
aerodynamics, deals extensively with ducting.  If you don't have access to
this publication, let me know off-list and I'll try to condense the
pertinent parts.
I think you are on the right track with ducting the intake over a shortened
(height-wise) radiator, although using the hood as part of the duct will
bring its own set of problems, none of which are 'show-stoppers'.

Larry  sandiego16V



> P.S. Larry, have you any ability to determine what the dimensions of my
air
> intake system should be? I think I've got a fair amount of lattitude as
far
> as the radiator design is concerned. The folks just want to know the shape
> and area taken up by the intake so that they can build around it. Their
> radiators are more reportedly more efficient than the stock item so
frontal
> area can be smaller.
> --
> Scott F. Williams