What is this

naveendhyani · 14th November 2006, 20:52

Hi brothers,

i have seen this protusion from the bonnet in many cars (of course in the movies & on channels), cud some1 explain in details what this is & how it works???

Pankaj401 · 14th November 2006, 22:53

I think it's air scoop for supercharger.

Zappo · 14th November 2006, 23:19

Not a normal scoop if it is one... could be a force-fed type... Anyhow that car looks like trying to break some land records.

manveet · 14th November 2006, 23:25

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Originally Posted by Zappo

Not a normal scoop if it is one... could be a force-fed type... Anyhow that car looks like trying to break some land records.

Well. it's wheels are off the ground in the pic

most be a land and air record combined. or kuch hybrid shybrid type ka

jango · 15th November 2006, 00:45

We see a similar scoop in the movie XXX...reminds me of that

iraghava · 15th November 2006, 01:30

This would be a Top-Fuel Dragster which are some of the fastest accelarating cars in the world over a quarter mile. Very popular in Drag events in the States, even have their own championship. They put out horsepower in the 1000+ range and are fuelled by a nitrous mixture fuel.

And they almost always have their front wheels in the air when accelarating hard due to aerodynamic effect & relatively no weight over the front wheels.

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Pankaj401 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore, India Posts: 215 Thanked: 6 Times	I think it's air scoop for supercharger.
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14th November 2006, 23:19	#3
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	Not a normal scoop if it is one... could be a force-fed type... Anyhow that car looks like trying to break some land records.
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jango BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York & kotayam Posts: 800 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	We see a similar scoop in the movie XXX...reminds me of that
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15th November 2006, 01:30	#6
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	This would be a Top-Fuel Dragster which are some of the fastest accelarating cars in the world over a quarter mile. Very popular in Drag events in the States, even have their own championship. They put out horsepower in the 1000+ range and are fuelled by a nitrous mixture fuel. And they almost always have their front wheels in the air when accelarating hard due to aerodynamic effect & relatively no weight over the front wheels.
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