[Dr-Rotor]

Haa I know something about air flow we can discuss.

Ever wonder if there is a difference between having the IC right up front or further back in the engine bay with ducting channeling air into it. We have been discussing it at the work shop for the past few weeks.

We had a car on the hoist with a stock bumper and FMIC....we put compressed air through it & you can feel the air that dose not make it through is wasted & spills over the sides....to me this dose not seem all that efficiant. I think an IC set further back with ducting panels to stop the air from escaping is better. My reason for this is that the air is forced into a space that will contain it. Air can be compressed so this would mean that the air that dose not flow through will hit the side of the ducting then be turned & forced back through again by the continuouse pressure of on coming air as the car picks up speed. Therefor minimising the loss of pressure over the face of the IC & increasing its efficiancy to cool & also helping the radiator to recive more air.

Now many companys have turned to V-mount but one tuner (Fujita) still use FMIC. Must be a reason they favor FMIC setup. Could be as simple as its easier to setup & duct perhaps. I could be wrong, who knows.

What do you think?