1968 coronet

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Post by Anonymous »

Very nice Steve, whats the completion date?
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Bryan
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Post by Bryan »

what`s the black box? flight recorder :D
1968 Ford Fairlane 500 Wimbledon White. Currently a 302 auto but to be 410 4 speed.
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Post by Anonymous »

Silly question no.1:

Why does the scoop face away from the direction of travel, surely you get less air into the engine that way????


Nice motor by the way :)
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Post by TYREMAN »

Its looking good.I love the look of that engine and rad 8-) is that the firing order marked on the side of the air filter plate?and what motor is that?it looks very potent :twisted:
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Post by Holly »

Clivey wrote:Silly question no.1:

Why does the scoop face away from the direction of travel, surely you get less air into the engine that way????
It uses cowl induction - the high air pressure at the cowl delivers almost as much air as a front-facing scoop, but you don't get as much debris in it, the hood doesn't behave like a parachute at speed, and compared to a flat-to-the-hood scoop the air is always cooler.

I think that covers it :)

Looks like you're making good progress with the car - hope to see it out and about at some point this year!
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Post by TYREMAN »

Good answer James,i was amazed to learn that a big block motor like a Hemi or 440 can consume as much air in 5 to 10 minutes as a human would breath in an entire lifetime :shock:
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Post by Holly »

Yeah, put your hand behind the exhaust of a big cube car at idle to get an idea of how much air they shift!
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Post by Blue »

Lookin' good Steve, when do you hope to have it back?
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Post by Rich »

:evil: but 8-) too.
That was my car of the Nats a few years ago when Dean first bought it out to play.That car was also the one responsible for me getting Flowmasters on mine..
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