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Old May 31, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by JimBlake
Free boost... Wow!
It almost sounds like he's talking about running a tube out front to take advantage of the velocity of the car moving thru the air. "RAM-AIR"...

OK, lets do the math...
pressure = rho * V^2 / 2
at 60 miles/hour, you get a whopping 0.065 psi of boost.
Do you need larger injectors to handle all that extra air? :chuckles:
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