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Old 02-02-2008, 06:59 PM
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Some of u may have seen the ssra post i posted up about... and one person mention the ftra... so heres a poll to see which people think is better? any pros and cons would help
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I would go ftra. they have an extended piece that allows more air to be put up into the intake and it has been proven and IMHO think its a better product.
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Originally Posted by headed-ws6
I would go ftra. they have an extended piece that allows more air to be put up into the intake and it has been proven and IMHO think its a better product.
Are you thinking of the SSRA? I just looked at the pics of the FTRA and I don't see the extended piece. The SSRA has a scoop that sticks out below the front bumper.
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I had the ssra on my car at one time. Its plastic and dosent heat sink. Last time I knew ftra didnt have a duct extending closer to the ground like the ssra. Even if ftra copied the ssra and made a extension duct I would still choose the ssra. I loved it thought it was great
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I voted SSRA, but, this one waswn't a choice and it's the way to go IMO. Hood seals airtight and air charge has nowhere to go but into the intake at a tremendous force. Here in Florida heat, instead of scooping air up from 1-2 inches off the hot asphalt, much cooler air comes right into the nose. This also allows abundant crossflow thru the radiator, hence, less parasitic heat loss = more power.




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Old 03-10-2008, 08:57 PM
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This one wasn't mentioned either, but I'm cheap so I did the "Free Ram Air" 5 yrs ago, and it works well as far as I'm concerned.
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i would pick the other - lid and filter, just cut out the bottem of the air box where it can breath better
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Neither, get DDRA

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I put in my home made version of FTRA last August. I am not testign on how good it does b/c i never drive my damn car.




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