SSRA= damp filter
06-11-2009, 05:32 PM
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SSRA= damp filter I recently installed a SSRA on my 99 trans am. It hasn't rained real hard since until today. So after driving about 10 miles I got back to my house and checked the filter and lid the check for any water. The lid was dry but the filter was a little damp. Also the top of the scoop of the SSRA had a little moisture on it. I am using the front seal it came with also.
So would you guys say ditch the ssra since its a DD or will it not hurt any thing??
So would you guys say ditch the ssra since its a DD or will it not hurt any thing??
06-13-2009, 04:18 PM
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The SSRA doesn't come with a block off plate. You can make one with a small sheet of metal from Home Depot and take the front seal out. I made a homemade version of a ftra but never installed it because of water fear.
06-13-2009, 04:39 PM
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I've had the FTRA for years with no issues, I do carry their block off plate with me, and remove the front seal if I get caught in a very hard rain just in case. Don't know what size you'd need, but mine is 15" X 3.25".
06-13-2009, 05:11 PM
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Leave it, it will be ok, I dd my car with the SSRA and I've driven through down pours with no problem. Some times the filter will get damp but none of the water gets past the filter. You'd have submerge the inlet and suck alot of water to hurt the motor (stay away from big puddles).
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I take my lower portion of my FTRA off unless im at the track or im on a back road running the car. During the summer with the lower plate on my autometer temp. gauge will run over 210 degrees 
with the lower plate off i cool down to 180-190 degrees and i don't have to worry about getting caught in a rain storm, 7 years of doing it this way with no problems.
with the lower plate off i cool down to 180-190 degrees and i don't have to worry about getting caught in a rain storm, 7 years of doing it this way with no problems.
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I have my ftra fully installed and it has been through whatever the rest of the car has been through since installation. No problems, I don't even know where my block off plate is
06-14-2009, 01:45 AM
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The SSRA is essentially the same thing as the ftra but hangs a little lower right? If so I think Im going to try and just take off the lower scoop. Do you guys think having the lower scooped detached will be any more beneficial than just the FRA mod or not?
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It might help a little but nothing noticeable. At the track with the lower portion off and the seal off the front of the airlid i ran slower,back in the day when i tested it i picked up .13 tenths and 1.8 mph with the FTRA.
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The SSRA is essentially the same thing as the ftra but hangs a little lower right?
Do you guys think having the lower scooped detached will be any more beneficial than just the FRA mod or not?
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I take my lower portion of my FTRA off unless im at the track or im on a back road running the car. During the summer with the lower plate on my autometer temp. gauge will run over 210 degrees with the lower plate off i cool down to 180-190 degrees and i don't have to worry about getting caught in a rain storm, 7 years of doing it this way with no problems.
with the lower plate off i cool down to 180-190 degrees and i don't have to worry about getting caught in a rain storm, 7 years of doing it this way with no problems.
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The FTRA covers a good portion of the front of radiator, hindering air from circulating. Here's a underside pic of the FTRA installed. I also have the SLP manual fan switch which allows you to kick on the fan(s) any time. This really helps in hot weather and at the track.
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ok yeah so it is basically the same thing as the ssra without the lower scoop. I guess I'm going to make a block off plate for the rain but will still be a pita to put on and then take off the airbox seal. I might just end up selling the thing.
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I have my trans cooler mounted on the passenger side where the underskin flap was,just cut it out and make a few metal tabs then screw them to the trans cooler. This way the cooler is out of the way from the condinser and the air dam channels the air straight into the cooler off the left hand side of the air dam.
I'm in the south where temps reach 95-100 degrees with humidity being as high as 90% at times. I also have a SLP fan switch but with the heat from stop and go traffic it hardly cools the engine down much,so i take the bottom off the FTRA and that helps alot on keeping the engine cooler during daily driving around town.
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Where did you get the lower SSRA scoop? I would like to try it out sometime to see if it helps the FTRA pick up more air at the track.
I have my trans cooler mounted on the passenger side where the underskin flap was,just cut it out and make a few metal tabs then screw them to the trans cooler. This way the cooler is out of the way from the condinser and the air dam channels the air straight into the cooler off the left hand side of the air dam.
I'm in the south where temps reach 95-100 degrees with humidity being as high as 90% at times. I also have a SLP fan switch but with the heat from stop and go traffic it hardly cools the engine down much,so i take the bottom off the FTRA and that helps alot on keeping the engine cooler during daily driving around town.
I have my trans cooler mounted on the passenger side where the underskin flap was,just cut it out and make a few metal tabs then screw them to the trans cooler. This way the cooler is out of the way from the condinser and the air dam channels the air straight into the cooler off the left hand side of the air dam.
I'm in the south where temps reach 95-100 degrees with humidity being as high as 90% at times. I also have a SLP fan switch but with the heat from stop and go traffic it hardly cools the engine down much,so i take the bottom off the FTRA and that helps alot on keeping the engine cooler during daily driving around town.
