Quick n cheap cowl induction how-to

[Brandon Crislip]

So does it pull the air from the venting right below the windshield? I have considered fabricating a 'Not big and obnoxious' hood scoop what would be the benefits vs drawbacks? I can see now how it might be hard to keep water out of something like a hood scoop so now I'm thinking maybe I know why No one does that lol

 

[Thatoneguy]

Personally, I would do a cowl over a good scoop mostly because I don't like the look of good scoops lol. But where the cowl draws air from is a very high air pressure point. When you're moving it's almost like the air is being pushed into the cowl.... Kind of a best analogy but you get the idea.

 

[Sidewinded_idi]

Yes from what I've read when your at speed it creates an area of high pressure that actually pushes air into the cowl. YouTube cowl induction demonstration. There's a guy with a 70's chevy with a cowl induction and taped stringers to it. You see them flailing at idle and as soon as he's moving they get sucked in. Also I think the biggest benefit is not sucking any hot air from the engine bay

 

[Thatoneguy]

That too! Honestly I think it's one of the most if not the most effective air intake setup... The only truck with our trucks is finding a good filter setup to go with it!

 

[Sidewinded_idi]

Ya I was fortunate to have the banks sidewinder kit so it had the large round opening for it. But if you get creative you can adapt it to pretty much anything