cbr400 NC23 ram air..........

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Re: cbr400 NC23 ram air..........

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bourney wrote:
wonderbot wrote:The system isn't really a ram air system because as far as I am aware the air ducts that run from the fairing and into the frame are not supposed to connect directly to the air box...they are just there to direct colder denser air into the space between the fuel tank and air box...I may be wrong but I'm sure this is what GF told me when I was collecting some bits from him.
Right, now that actually makes alot of sense.

Denser air is more compact so you could fit more in the cylinder, increasing overall effiency.
In other words they're purerly for looks, just like the RVF400 air ducts.
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Re: cbr400 NC23 ram air..........

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In other words they're purerly for looks, just like the RVF400 air ducts.
No they are there to direct air into the space between the air box and tank...if they were not there you would get a swirling effect in that space and the bike wouldn't breath correctly....as for the RVF ones I've no idea cos I've not seen one in bits but I would say that if either end of the air duct is blanked off then ye they are just for looks.
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