airflow optimizing

The Straight Scoop: Exploring the Science Behind Hood Scoop Design

[portfolio_slideshow id=44735] Back in the day, “real” race cars didn’t have hood scoops. Instead they had an array of open injector stacks poking through the hood top. Scoops were superfluous. But then, Super Stock quickly became the rage. With racers struggling to find tenths (or even hundredths) of seconds, fresh air induction suddenly became important.

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Rough Around the Edges: Basic Port Matching For Improved Performance

You have to start somewhere if you want to learn something. That goes for pretty much anything in life, and starting out tackling small jobs can provide helpful experience and instill confidence as you proceed to larger jobs. Performing basic port matching of induction components is a good way to introduce yourself to the world

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