Even though they may appear to be 'bottom breathers', the air-intake (for combustion air as opposed to cooling air/radiator air) is still usually taken from one of the upper most 'slits' via a scoop and appropriate tubing to the air cleaner/filter with the next stop being the airmass flow sensor/throttle plate assembly ... Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dale Botkin" To: Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 9:32 AM Subject: Re: [OT]: Building a Servo On Sat, 11 Aug 2001, Peter L. Peres wrote: > > A lot of new cars are "bottom breathers". Even if it looks like they > > can take air from the front grill, often the grill is fake and even > > the air for the radiator is sometimes taken from the below the bumper. > > Is this to ensure that they do not last very long by breathing all the > dirt there is, or is it an attempt to use the higher static pressure under > the car when driving faster (than allowed) to improve engine efficiency ? I suspect it's purely a matter of styling. I'd bet it's one of those things the designers decide and engineers grumble about. Dale -- A train stops at a train station. A bus stops at a bus station. On my desk I have a workstation... -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics