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Old 02-01-2005, 01:20 PM
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Is it worth it or not? Seems kinda pricey for what you get. Any opinions?
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Never saw a gain...However I was not a consistant driver at the time. All in all, it looks nice.
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Yes, showed excellent throttle response. Do a search this has been talked about before. Search under my username if you want to make it easier as I don't have all that many posts.
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I loved mine, it dropped the IAT by about 40+ degrees. Never did back to back track testing but just the drop in IAT alone was worth it, IMO.

If I were to buy another WS6 I would get the BG kit again without question.....
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Good mod, pricey, fitting it in there was a bitch. Overall, I like it!
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i didn't notice a real gain.so....i went to the track to test and went from 11.69 to 11.58 same day testing.that was my best gain from the three back to back testing.
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My car is consistent & I dropped over a tenth with the BGRA.
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My car has a better throttle response with the BGRA. I feel it more on the highway from about 60 on up.
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I gained 2 tenths and 2 mph. Excellent piece and fits perfect.
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Where can you buy the BG Ram Air, and how does it compare to the FTRA setup?
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Its worth it......
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A couple sponsors over ====> carry it...speedinc is one i think..and just my opinion it is WELL worth it...if you ever highway race you will appreciate it...you can really tell on the interstate when youa re at 60+ mph...
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Does it work well in conjunction with a FTRA or SLP CAI
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No reason to add those things to a WS6 car
The BGRA is all u need..
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Currently I have the SLP version and the front of my airbox is sealed. Seems to work better than stock
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Does it work well in conjunction with a FTRA or SLP CAI
Actually they will work against each other and won't make as much power as one or the other...bg ram air is by far the best ram air system you can get for a ram air firebird...the cai's are mainly for camaros or firebirds without the ws6 hood...bgramair will offer the best gains...
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oh no doubt it work better than stock...but bgram air will work better than that, which is way better than stock if you were to get bg ram air you would need to ditch the slp cai...and cover up the bottom of the air box so you only get air through the hood
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guess I'll need to find a new plate to cover where the radiator shroud used to be




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