another Roe thread

[nycstev]

I noticed the RoeUnit has seperate throttle body and air filter mounted directly under the hood scoop? Now if an intercooler is offered I assume this wouldbe re-routed to the front of the vehicle..

Heres the question . Apparently, from what i gather, Silverback has ran this vehicle in a wind tunnel ( where you work SB ... NASA? lol) and determined the hood scoop area is a low pressure area due to air flow under front of vehicle rising up and out of hood scoop. Wondering if the SC sucking down air in this area would have any significant impact on the pressure gradient in this area? Would be interesting to see wind tunnel exp w/ SC.

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[Silverback]

I noticed the RoeUnit has seperate throttle body and air filter mounted directly under the hood scoop? Now if an intercooler is offered I assume this wouldbe re-routed to the front of the vehicle..

Heres the question . Apparently, from what i gather, Silverback has ran this vehicle in a wind tunnel ( where you work SB ... NASA? lol) and determined the hood scoop area is a low pressure area due to air flow under front of vehicle rising up and out of hood scoop. Wondering if the SC sucking down air in this area would have any significant impact on the pressure gradient in this area? Would be interesting to see wind tunnel exp w/ SC.

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Whoa big guy. We need to clarify something here.

We did not run the truck in a wind tunnel. Shawn and Izzy hooked up some flow meters and taped some ribbons on the surface of the truck in critical areas. I analyzed the findings from the flow meters and viewed the video of the ribbons.

It has been common knowledge that the forward area of the hood is a low pressure area for years. They just proved it again for the non-believers.

If you could completely seal the intake to the hood scoop you can create a pressure differental that would pull air in through the scoop. However it would still not be a "Ram Air" setup as it's not in the airstream.

Make sense?

In regards to an Intercooler, I would not route the pressurized air to an intercooler mounted behind the grill. I will explain more on the other Roe thread.

 

[nycstev]

Ok thanks .. got it!

 

[Bone]

I thought Silverback has wind tunnel in his back yard?

 

[Prof]

That was built for his flatuence problem...bananas and beer are an unholy mixture, that tends to create incredible boost.

 

[nycstev]

Well I'm gald this thread has some action anyway!...

 

[Sharpimage]

That was built for his flatuence problem...bananas and beer are an unholy mixture, that tends to create incredible boost.

Sharpi