I've been working on it for months in my head and finally put together a way to make my shaker scoop a functional air intake to supplement the factory air box.
This is as functional as the original 1970-1972 Trans Ams. Under normal conditions, my car will pull in air through the factory air filter. Under 50% throttle or greater, the flap opens in the scoop and pulls additional air in through the filter inside the shaker I designed. The front half of the shaker is completely sealed. It mates with the rear half that is attached to the brackets that hold the shaker in place. There is a slight overlap to give a better seal and also a gasket around the lower outside panel as well.
I have no doubt this increases airflow. The factor air box is only 1" tall. A WS6 airbox is about 3" tall. That's a huge difference in air potential. Does my design increase horse power? It's hard to say and almost impossible to measure. Possibly no increase at all. Possibly up to 5hp increase but a dyno repeatability would never see the difference. It doesn't matter one way or another. One question I get all the time at car shows is "is it functional". Now I can say "YES". :)
