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Old 04-19-2011, 12:33 PM
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When doing the free ram air mod did you guys block off the front of the box and have it only sucking air from underneath the car or did you leave it open for more air to come in. The reason i ask is because Ive seen on the cold air kits that you buy they have weatherstripping in the kit to block the front and im going to the track tomorrow and might put this theory to the test,its going to be my first time to the track and hopefully i can get some consistent runs in. Thanks
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Well there ya go, perfect opportunity to test out both ways and report back with results.
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Yep. Test it out and get back to us.
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I left mine open.
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will do, i don't think limiting the amount of air in and creating more suction for the cold air from underneath with net any more power gains or track times because the filter is only going to take in as much air as it can regardless if its from the engine bay or underside. im gonna be more concerned with limiting wheels spin and 60ft times
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i left mine open too...cant imagine it would matter all that much
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I sealed mine off to the the snorkels.. but that doesn't help much on the Camaros...
Just keep this in mind, it is not "Ram Air" unless the air box is sealed off to a higher pressure air source.. other wise it is cold air induction, which in that case... You should leave it open and let her breath as much as she can.

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Originally Posted by killer01ws6
I sealed mine off to the the snorkels.. but that doesn't much on the Camaros...
Just keep this in mind, it is not "Ram Air" unless the air box is sealed off to a higher presser air source.. other wise it is cold air induction, which in that case... You should leave it open and let her breath as much as she can.
nice definition, Im all for leaving mine open. hopefully i can get some low 13's and possibly high 12's out of my Camaro on Wednesday night.
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Originally Posted by Tyler Z28
nice definition, Im all for leaving mine open. hopefully i can get some low 13's and possibly high 12's out of my Camaro on Wednesday night.
With what your sig says and some practice.. You will get those.
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since miine has a FTRA i have the front of the airbox blocked off with weatherstripping and the bottom of the lower airbox and the lid are sealed with weatherstripping as well.
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12.93 first pass @109 with a 60' of 2.100, very satisfied
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12.93 first pass @109 with a 60' of 2.100, very satisfied
Told ya you would get there.. you still have some on the table..
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yup, the track was **** though, my first 2 passes were 12.9 with no burnout at 22psi and i dropped it to 17 later on and did a burnout on my nitto 555R's and my 60's were 2.200+ and 13.1's




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