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The Weapon R secret intake System is the outcome of
numerous hours of tough testing and tweaking of air mass, air intake velocity,
and airspeed for every individual vehicle application. After all this
incalculable effort was produced an intake system which has a short ram, but its
performance is beyond comparison to any competing product. The product makes use
of a speed velocity theory, whose patent issue is still under resolution.
However by using this technology, it is feasible to create a high airspeed
within the intake path, which in turn increases the airspeed and air mass. The
net effect of all this is an enormous increase in the horsepower.
The
Weapon R secret intake System works on a unique science, where two separate
paths of airflow, are created. In both the paths, air flows at different airspeeds. This is
primarily, due to the difference in diameter of the tube in which air is traveling.
When these two diverse paths of air congregate at a point, together
they create a vacuum. At this place the airspeed begins to multiply,
thus forcing additional air at a higher rate, into the engine. As a
result of this more horsepower is created in the engine resulting in higher efficiency.
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We would like to
explain how the " SECRET WEAPON " Intake system works
Here are some
pictures of a flow test done with our specially designed flow bench. Our flow
bench is very similar to those used to test flow in machine shops. We measure
pressure, in this case vacuum pressure, inside of the pipe. The form of
measurement we use is in H2O, or inches of water. This is the same as a majority
of industry flow benches. Almost all flow benches use a meter called a
Manometer, which has actual water in it, to make its measurements. We opted for
a more precise method, using a precision tuned digital vacuum meter, provided to
us by The DigiVac Company. The easiest to read this is the higher the number on
the display, the better the flow is through the pipe. All test shown were
performed using a Craftsman 5hp wet/dry vacuum as a vacuum source.
| Picture 1 : Picture of the PATENT PENDING "
Secret Weapon Intake Pipe " design. You can see the smaller inner tube
used to increase velocity. The airflow through the inner tube has a higher
velocity than a standard 3" intake pipe. The higher velocity / volume of
airflow from the inner pipe creates a low-pressure vacuum at the throttle
body end of the pipe, called a Venturi. This Venturi draws the air from
the outer pipe, increasing its velocity, and increasing the overall volume
of air entering the engine. |
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| Picture 2 :In this picture, we first test a
standard 3” pipe. Here you can see that the display is reading 1.4 in H20.
We cap off the other pipe to provide a more accurate reading. |
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| Picture 3 : In this picture we are now
testing the Secret Weapon design. We see that the reading has increased to
2.3 in H20. This increase is due to the small inner pipe increasing
velocity in the intake tract. |
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| Picture 4 : In this photo, we test a pretty
good-sized K&N style gauze filter. You can see that with this filter,
the reading has actually DECREASED down to 2.0 inH2O. |
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| Picture 5 : Swapping a Secret Weapon filter
for the gauze filter, shows a large increase over the gauge filter and
over just the open pipe as well. The improved velocity stack and filter
design encourages the air to flow in a direct route through the pipe while
maintaining a high velocity and low restriction. |
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What does this all mean?
The Secret
Weapon uses two important laws of physics to increase airflow. The first law is
Boyles law. This law basically states that as air velocity increases, its volume
increases as well, while the pressure decreases. The second law is the Bernoulli
Equation, where a moving fluid (in this case air) has a lower pressure than air
that is standing still, or is moving slowly. This same law is used in NASCAR for
both downforce and "drafting." When we increase the air velocity in the intake,
we create a low pressure area that draws a higher volume of air than a standard
intake would. In layman's terms, we are creating a vacuum effect using natural
laws of physics.
Do the Weapon*R Air Filters, filter dirt better than
K&N / AEM / Injen Air Filters?
The Secret Weapon Air Filter is made
of Polyeurethane Foam, which is rated at 300 Pores per square inch. Whereas the
K&N / AEM / INJEN air filters are rated at 30-60 pores per square inch. This
means that there is more dirt particles passing through the air filter to the
engine when using their filters.
Why is the Secret Weapon Air Filter
so much better?
The reason why the Secret Weapon Air Filter flows much
better than any other filter on the market today is because of the specially
designed Velocity Stack inside the air filter, it helps gather more air into the
air filter and velocitize the air into the intake tube.
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