Hi everyone, this is my first post here on RC Universe.

It's been a rainy day here in Alabama, thanks to Tropical Storm Fay, and classes at Auburn have been canceled for the day, so I had some spare time on my hands. First off, I have a Hangar 9 P-51 Mustang PTS, which I fly as often as I can. It's powered by an O.S. .46FX with an 11x6 prop mounted. I started looking at the motor this morning, and wondered, "What would happen if that thing had a ram air scoop on it?" That question immediately led to a resounding "Well let's find out!" I got out a spare sheet of balsa, some epoxy, and a spare piece of MonoKote and went to work. Here's what I ended up with:

http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q...r%20Induction/

Looks like it turned out ok, but I've never seen this done before, and have no idea if it'll make any difference or not. I'm certain that I'll have to richen up the mixture to avoid burning up the engine. But I was wondering, has anyone ever tried this before? If so, what kind of results did you get? It's raining outside right now, so I won't get a chance to test it out today. When I get that chance though, I'll be sure to write in with some results.

Thanks for reading!

~Pete