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Originally Posted by Excalibur
You could run it to the gap in the front of the bumper. The water would never make it up the pipe. It's the same as the J's racing one.
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The only problem is that aerodynamicists have found that mounting a scoop above the bumper or at the centerline reduces the ram air effect. You will note that even Chevrolet, which pioneered aerodynamic theory back in 1968 and 1969, uses a forward facing scoop on the Z06. This is done out of necessity rather than practicality.
The intake on the motor faces forward, not backwards. There simply isn't enough room in the engine bay on the Corvette to run ducts backwards to the cowl area. Chevrolet also does not want to run a reverse hood scoop like on the 1969 ZL2 hood found on the Camaro as it reduces aerodynamic efficiency.
Still, you may be on to something. Anything is better than the current setup. Tightness in the engine compartment may necessitate options other than the cowl area.
