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Offline Slide

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Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« on: March 24, 2021, 10:31:55 PM »
Some things should be simple, and I found myself over thinking this one.

I?m trying to figure out how to measure how much air pressure is building up in the engine bay... to determine if I have enough exit space.

Anyone have a suggestion for a way to measure the pressure? Aside from engine coolant spiking lol!

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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2021, 10:56:15 PM »
Get a low pressure gauge and run a hose into the engine compartment. You could use a homemade manometer if the gauge doesn't go low enough.

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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2021, 11:07:16 AM »
Google magnehelic gauge.  SB
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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2021, 11:14:46 AM »
Huge thank you. I had thought about a small 0-5 psi and I think I once found a 0-3 psi of unknown quality gauge.

I was going to put it in his engine bay with a go pro and video the reaction.

But that magnehelic gauge is inexpensive enough and seems to be able to find a quality one at a decent price to do it right.

This is going to be interesting because there are a ton of things I want to measure. That and air flow. That?s the next measurement thing I need to sort.

Air flow and pressure...

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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2021, 04:55:11 PM »
I?m trying to figure out how to measure how much air pressure is building up in the engine bay... to determine if I have enough exit space.

If the pressure turns out to be high, what makes you think adding exit space would make you go faster?

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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2021, 04:59:25 PM »
Well, stopping an engine from overheating, or a transmission from overheating would be one way to go faster.

A cooked engine and trans goes slower than a non cooked engine and trans.

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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2021, 11:13:18 PM »
Well, stopping an engine from overheating, or a transmission from overheating would be one way to go faster.

A cooked engine and trans goes slower than a non cooked engine and trans.

So you are going to use a radiator?......
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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2021, 11:15:27 PM »
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Re: Measuring air pressure in engine bay
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2021, 12:20:47 PM »
Huge thank you. I had thought about a small 0-5 psi and I think I once found a 0-3 psi of unknown quality gauge.

I was going to put it in his engine bay with a go pro and video the reaction.

But that magnehelic gauge is inexpensive enough and seems to be able to find a quality one at a decent price to do it right.

This is going to be interesting because there are a ton of things I want to measure. That and air flow. That?s the next measurement thing I need to sort.

Air flow and pressure...

I highly recommend getting a digital DP gauge. Analog magnehelix gauges are very delicate.
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