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All this talk of cooler air (via ducts and scoops which channels cooler air into the intake snorkel) is fine but don't forget the dreaded water swallowing problems of the earlier 944 series which destroyed many engines by ingesting water from an intake scoop too low to the ground (where air was cooler!, and deep puddles during rainstorms flooded). Design is a carefully thought out solution to a technical challenge.
Last note, did the 1979 SC have an air conditioner condenser mounted under the rear decklid?
I've also seen some race cars like the GT1 with the top of the roof scoop or the Tiger striped 911 GTS race car of Bodymotion (NJ race shop Porsche-repair shop) that ram charged air for the intake.
Tom
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