Re: VIPAIR™ Dyno Results on 99 RT 16 RWHP!!
Very simple - forget dynos - they'll never prove anything because they can't simulate high speed.
Take a stock Viper - time it from 100mph to 150mph - repeat 3-4 times both ways and take an average.
In same temps, wind and conditions - repeat with Vipair - and compare.
If these things work at all they work at speed and that was always obvious
I thought
If there is any gain - that is how you will notice it best and it is easy to check. If it works it will be why road racers claim they increase mph on the straights with them.
Someone get this over with already - I'm confident that cold frontal air at 100mph+ will be beneficial if the air pick up is not in a vacuum.
I know this - if I tried something and dropped 0.2 sec on my lap time - that is all the science I care about....
BTW - there are several cars that the Tornado will work on - they are particularly effective where the air flow past an airflow meter is less than ideal because they correct the signal and therefore obtain a better tune. They do not boost airflow or make power - but can correct problems in the airflow and indirectly add power that way. A typical case where they would be useful is if you remove a factory airbox and add an open cone type filter with an airflow sensor equipped car. Chances are the airflow pattern will change dramatically with the cone and the high velocity air can sometimes miss the sensor and give false readings. I had this on a turbo car - it ran lean on boost - so dropped a Tornado in for a laugh - it straightened the air - corrected the signal - and I was able to get 3lb more boost and correct mixture on pump gas.. which was a BIG power gain.... all the Tornado did was direct high speed air past the sensor where it needed it.... a simple baffle if placed perfectly might have done the same thing but with more restriction.
So in all the giggles - sometimes help comes from surprising sources.
