A new take on snokels

Originally Posted by Allen K. Littlefield

This snork mod talk has me thinking, (always a bad sign) that what if a trumpet/funnel snork was fashioned and replaced the original. Would that not a certain amount of ram effect (poor mans supercharger) into the intake thus increasing performance, at least a little bit? I notice that the stock snork seems to get larger as it enters the intake manifold which is the opposite of what I am suggesting. Also if the new Boxster/Cayman animals have a larger air vents there must be a valid reason, more cooling air perhaps? Is there a larger or should I say, more open replacement for the vent cover on earlier models? You understand I mean less metal around the opening cover and more sreen area? Any of you engineer types have any thoughts on this, Jim etc.?

AKL

I'm not sure the effect is going to be overwhelming, I'm just trying to tweak my intake to match my lower restriction exhaust. The so called "cold air intakes" breathe from under the hood, where's the cold air in that formula? I prefer to keep the outside air sealed from the engine compartment. I may mod the snorkel, if I do I may take a different path than the one posted..