All 305 Engines Horsepower

[Frank Castros]

Keith,
How familiar are you with Mopar hood scoops? If you are you wouldn't disagree with me. Fresh air introduced to the engine compartment is not always a bad thing.

[Hacksaw]

I also owned a SS 255hp 85 Camaro. Bought it from Brian Tilburg, raced it, sold it. Last year Wally Clark tried unsuccessfully to flip car over backwards at Lebanon points meet. It had the plastic piece on.

That car is not fast because of a few degrees cooler air under the hood. It's fast because the hard work and dedication it takes to build something that fast. Kenny craftsmanship and understanding of what it takes is the reason for the performance of that car. It has always been bad fast. This last weekend everyone got to see it for better or worse.

[Frank Castros]

Todd,
You are so right.
I'm amazed of the power this combination makes and the 12 horsepower seems to be warranted.
Which makes me ask, why spend the time and money to protect the number?
I'm old school and thinks it's crazy. The fastest of the fast don't even let it fly at Indy.

[Daran Summerton]

Due to the overwhelming demand for small 305 cams Bullet will be closed today

[keith ohanesian]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

Keith,
How familiar are you with Mopar hood scoops? If you are you wouldn't disagree with me. Fresh air introduced to the engine compartment is not always a bad thing.

I'm extremely familiar with hood scoops. I've built a few. They went really really fast!

[Signman]

The TPI air dict does not belong on any carb combo. It may help with under hood air temp in to the carb but no ram effect.
My guess is Kenny was testing or giving everyone something to look at or on his journey to making more power.

[Jeff Stout]

I took Bud Pickens super stock Camaro to the first Sport Nationals at No Problem and I knew nothing about car but tech sure did. I had to borrow a drill and remove the air duct in question in this thread. Didn't question as to why I just did it. It has been on there for years until that event

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

I took Bud Pickens super stock Camaro to the first Sport Nationals at No Problem and I knew nothing about car but tech sure did. I had to borrow a drill and remove the air duct in question in this thread. Didn't question as to why I just did it. It has been on there for years until that event

Wesley, most likely

[SSDiv6]

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

Sealing a "scoop" to the carb is not always beneficial, but how could directing fresh air to it not be?

That's correct. The inlet area of the scoop is more critical than the size of the scoop. If the inlet is too big, then you need to bleed off the excess of inlet air due to the fact it will induce drag on the car and unnecessary turbulence inside the scoop that will effect the performance of the engine.

Also, a hood scoop only becomes effective after specific speeds.