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Old 03-28-2013, 05:58 PM
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I was reading up on free mods to do on Camaro and I have done most of them except for one that was suggested although it had no pics.

Has anyone with a LID,SLP COld AIR, OR ANY KIND OF INTAKE THAT PULLS AIR FROM BOTTOM OF CAR done any further mods to force more air into the system
for intance like boxing in or building 3 walls around the inlet so it scoops up more air.

PICTURES PLEASE WOULD BE AWESOME
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I've seen this done years ago and heard i wasn't a good idea. Something where people hit puddles in the rain and suck water and and damage he engine. Could be wrobg but I think im right.
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There's a few kits already for sale. The SSRA, and the Chrs1313 ram air kits.
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Chrs1313, SSRA.

SSRA:

SLP:

SSRA on car: (can't normally see while looking at the car)
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I did the free mod where you cut out the top section of plastic of the radiator shroud and the bottom of the airbox. Seeing how dirty it gets my filter in just a few thousand (6-7k) miles I would try to do anything to get more flow from that area.
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The chris1313 is a nice piece,and so is the ssra,cut out botton of your box,slp lid,and a ram air,port your tb, there is gains there, i did my exhaust before anything but when i did all those mods i did notice a big difference, then cam /heads and your on your way
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I just did the SSRA yesterday myself along with a Shaner S3 ported TB, and noticed a difference at highway speed for sure. Maybe it's because I have a HCI package to begin with, but it seems more responsive the faster I go
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Originally Posted by SS LeadFoot
I've seen this done years ago and heard i wasn't a good idea. Something where people hit puddles in the rain and suck water and and damage he engine. Could be wrobg but I think im right.
I had that problem, my area has bad water drainage, so we get a lot of puddles and it would get into my engine and make it run really bad. It's not my DD anymore so I just make sure it doesn't rain when I'm driving.
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I run the larger ssra, nice piece

Came with a block off plate. Actually it was a cut down pool noodle, but it works.
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Originally Posted by Sail Hatan
Came with a block off plate. Actually it was a cut down pool noodle, but it works.

How's that Mega Mouth SSRA working for you?
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Originally Posted by ss1le02
How's that Mega Mouth SSRA working for you?
It's awesome. I hit it on the ground once, but you can definitely feel it. Very happy with it. Thanks for your invention. Lol
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Nice fellas I have the SLP one currently is there anyway I can get the SSRA peice to make it cure up like SSRA or do I have to have the whole kit?

SS Lead Foot:Your right
I had a buddy recently, who acidently ran though a deep water puddle and it sucked up a ton of water and completely screwed up his motor, but he is a spoiled little rich kid so daddy bought hit a brand new LS6. Good news is they gave me all the LS1 stuff, so I should be able to salvage (not scrap) most of the parts.
So I guess it all depends on driver, I usually don't drive around in heavy rain
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Originally Posted by TxOutlawZ28
Nice fellas I have the SLP one currently is there anyway I can get the SSRA peice to make it cure up like SSRA or do I have to have the whole kit?
Yes you can get a lower extension to add to the SLP/FTRA. Just type in SSRA on ebay and it will come up.
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I have the SLP one, seems like it works considering my air filter is the dirtiest of where it's mounted.
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Originally Posted by z-camaro
Yes you can get a lower extension to add to the SLP/FTRA. Just type in SSRA on ebay and it will come up.
Thanks bro



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