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Old 01-20-2015, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Ron61 View Post
Just a question that I have wondered about. I know that with a supercharger it wouldn't make as much difference as with a regular carburetor, but where people have their air intakes right behind the radiator where they get the hot air that comes through the radiator, just how much difference would it make to change it to a place where you got cool air instead?

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Its a huge difference. This car is so light and so much power that the hot air is not going to be noticable at all. If it was a 3500lb car I would move it for sure. The roots type blowers produce high intake temps, so for max performance it should be out front in fresh air.
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