Are you sure you guys aren't getting mixed up between an airbox that would be before the throttle plate and one that is after the throttle (say a plenum on a single throttle body eFI setup?). There could be big differences!
zac ----- Original Message ----- From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 1:57 PM Subject: RE: AirBoxes!!!!! ! > Mark, > This is about 8.9 litres or about 60% of the supposed ideal. The 2.5 times > is for ideal conditions I do not know at what point you start to get > significant drops in performance. I would guess it would still be ok. Check > the pressure drop in the plenum at wide open throttle with a manometer. > > Cheers > Feral Errol > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.datrats.com.au/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mark krawczuk > Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2002 12:07 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: AirBoxes!!!!! ! > > hi, yeah i was thinking too much about efi setup with the air box > between the throttle bodys and manifold, of course it wouldnt really matter > what size air box you have on the other side.......... > my brothers air box is 16x7x5 inches which if i remember is a bit bigger > than 360 ci. > do u think this size is okay? > > mark k > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 6:29 AM > Subject: RE: AirBoxes!!!!! ! > > > > Mark, > > I believe that would make the 5.9 litre Chryser airbox about 14.75 litres. > > If you check out the airboxes on group A V8's I think they would have no > > problem matching that capacity. This would be about one and a half plastic > > buckets in volume. Air speed is not a problem in an air box. The main > > function in plenum design is to remove restrictions to air flow and ensure > > that the air does not have to make sudden changes of direction. Air speed > > becomes important when fuel is entering the system near the injectors or > in > > the choke area of a carburettor. The air speed needs to be high and flow > > laminar, so the mixing of fuel is optimised and maintained without fuel > > dropout and puddling. > > > > Cheers > > Feral Errol > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.datrats.com.au/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of mark krawczuk > > Sent: Tuesday, 18 June 2002 10:48 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: AirBoxes!!!!! ! > > > > hi, my brother is doing a efi setup ona 360 chrysler, and the guy from > > CAPA and MOTEC both said to have a air box about the size of cubic inches > > of the engine. > > to have a box 2.5 times the engine volume would have to absolutely > > humungus, on this type of engine.. i totally disagree that haviing a > box > > cannot be oversize ( e.g "the air intake system cannot be oversized" > > (pp120).). what about > > > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
