Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:55 am
Motoradd in germany did this when the first ram air ZXR's hit the road. It's got merit!! 
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Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
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Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:58 am
ich bien in ram air ?
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:17 pm
Would you call that supercharging...I remember years ago Phil Ward in an escort used a little air fan on the air intake of his escort so he could be put into a larger capacity class and therefore use wider tyres... 
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:27 pm
So that's how the vacuum hoses on the ZXR750's came to beStrika wrote:Motoradd in germany did this when the first ram air ZXR's hit the road. It's got merit!!
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:10 pm
Strika wrote:Motoradd in germany did this when the first ram air ZXR's hit the road. It's got merit!!
hey Marty...where's the power point..????
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:16 pm
Was the vacuum cleaner set to suck or blow
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:19 pm
I think Gos has that very same vac in the 4th 
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:22 pm
Suck of course , Silly . If it was on blow all Mrs Hausfrau's dust would go into the engine .Glen wrote:Was the vacuum cleaner set to suck or blow
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:36 pm
Billthe kid wrote:Suck of course , Silly . If it was on blow all Mrs Hausfrau's dust would go into the engine .Glen wrote:Was the vacuum cleaner set to suck or blow
blow jobs go quicker.......
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:40 pm
These days, they'd use an inverter hard wired to the electrickery. Back then of course, they just used an extension cord!Smitty wrote:Strika wrote:Motoradd in germany did this when the first ram air ZXR's hit the road. It's got merit!!
hey Marty...where's the power point..????
Re: Kawasaki Ram air induction - The early days.
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 2:43 pm
Seeing as though the first ones just blew air on top of the engine anyway, I guess it's just making sure it stays spick and span