Air Induction- The Real Scoop

[Keith Seymore]

Here's the car PMD/Royal developed the tripower "Ram Air" system on.

This air pan was made in the Pontiac Engineering experimental metal shop. We got it from Dick Jesse.

K

[Keith Seymore]

In spite of all that, this is my favorite.

To me, it is unparalleled in terms of function, appearance and craftsmanship.

The consistency in the material thickness around the scoop opening is just beautiful compared to aftermarket fiberglass parts.

K

[Keith Seymore]

This is up there, though.

Pretty dang clever to take an existing Ford part and slap a Pontiac part number on it.

The older I get the more respect I have for Mr Wangers & Co.

K

[Xplantdad]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

In spite of all that, this is my favorite.

To me, it is unparalleled in terms of function, appearance and craftsmanship.

The consistency in the material thickness around the scoop opening is just beautiful.

K

The Formula Firebird hood is the best!

[Too Many Projects]

Fun article to read, but the first mention of Chevrolet's induction being completely wrong was a bit of a turn off. We all know, no '69 Z or '70 Chevelle were ever outfitted with the system described and shown in the pic as they claim...

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Here's the car PMD/Royal developed the tripower "Ram Air" system on.

This air pan was made in the Pontiac Engineering experimental metal shop. We got it from Dick Jesse.

K

The astute observer might notice some differences between Dad's car and a regular production version.

On our car the hood bracing was cut before the inner and outer panels were joined together. Production cars retain the inner in that area, either blocking the airflow or requiring the owner to make a similar modification.

Also - our hood opening is trimmed to the maximum amount, making it a little tricky to reinstall the nose piece (aka "hood ornament"). We never ran an open ram air nose piece but ran no nose piece at all, for maximum opening and maximum flow.

These mods were worth about .2 sec reduction in ET, going from 12.40's to 12.20's in back to back testing.

K