Air Scoop for Carb

[ron & gina]

Hi Dean,

I added the dryer vent hose as my Ram air and just wired tied to bottom of
lower left side of grill. It kinda goes downwards before up and into engine
compartment from the grill, At the lowest point I put a few holes in the
tube between afew of the wire ring reinforcements to drain any water. Guess
it'll work, No hard rain driving yet.

Ron&Gina
73 Pumpkin-Rose
Ft. Mohave, AZ.

- ----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 12:06 PM
Subject: GMC: Air Scoop for Carb

> Hi Guys; I just bought a Ram air scoop from Ragusa ( great quality,
> incidentally) which attaches to a 4" dryer vent hose and then to the air
> cleaner inlet. Yesterday, as I was driving back from Calistoga Hot Springs
> and ran into heavvvvvvvy rain and wind, I wondered what would keep the
water
> out if I installed it as intended, i.e. scoop in grill with hose as
straight
> as possible into inlet. I know others have done this. What experiences
have
> you have, modifications you have made, etc? My super ' 73- 23' - hot rod
GMC
> doesn't run well on water mixture. Thanks for the advice.
> Dean

 

[richard waters]

> Hi Guys; I just bought a Ram air scoop from Ragusa ( great quality,
> incidentally) which attaches to a 4" dryer vent hose and then to the air
> cleaner inlet. Yesterday, as I was driving back from Calistoga Hot Springs
> and ran into heavvvvvvvy rain and wind, I wondered what would keep the water
> out if I installed it as intended, i.e. scoop in grill with hose as straight
> as possible into inlet. I know others have done this. What experiences have
> you have, modifications you have made, etc? My super ' 73- 23' - hot rod GMC
> doesn't run well on water mixture. Thanks for the advice.
> Dean

Dean,
The PO of my coach installed the Ragusa ram scoop. I've never given it a
thought when driving in heavy rain. I'll admit, that's only been a few times,
but I have not
experienced any engine problems in the rain. Except that time when I left the
transmission in gear and turned the ignition off and then on a few seconds
later. I got a nice loud response from the engine. No problems with the scoop
however.
Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI

 

[dave posey]

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Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: GMC: Air Scoop for Carb

> In a message dated 2/21/00 3:51:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>
> >
>
> That's exactly how our air scoop is set up, we have a part of a Maxwell
House
> Coffee Can inside the screen of the grill.
>
>
> Ed
What flavor or blend of coffee? Dave....

 

[ronald b. kazi]

Would Decaf be better if you are using unleaded gas?

> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 1:20 PM
> Subject: Re: GMC: Air Scoop for Carb
>
> > In a message dated 2/21/00 3:51:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> >
> > >
> >
> > That's exactly how our air scoop is set up, we have a part of a Maxwell
> House
> > Coffee Can inside the screen of the grill.
> >
> >
> > Ed
> What flavor or blend of coffee? Dave....

 

[dave lowry]

Ron&Gina:

"Rain"? In Fort Mohave??????? (VBG)

Cheers, Dave & Dege in soggy (like Oregon Coast) southern California.

 

[ron & gina]

Dave,

I meant to say sand!!!!! >

Ron&Gina you have a good one in that southern Cal.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Lowry"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 10:45 PM
Subject: GMC: Air Scoop for Carb

> Ron&Gina:
>
> "Rain"? In Fort Mohave??????? (VBG)
>
> Cheers, Dave & Dege in soggy (like Oregon Coast) southern California.
>
>