shine

I am planning to add a Trufiber WS6-style hood to replace the "sleek beak". However, I want more than just the ram air look. I want it to be of at least some real benefit. I understand the stock WS6 hood/airbox is actually not that great, from what I've read anyway. So what's the best setup I can use to feed/force some cool air in via hood?

98PurpleT/A

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This is a nice set up

shine

Thanks! I hadn't seen that set up before. I may go with that.

fleetmgr

For a street car, the fact that it's ram air won't make much difference...you'd get the same benefit from most any CAI. Gotta be going way faster than it makes sense to around town for ram air to help.

BrntWS6

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I would say try to find a BG ram air if you can, but I'm not sure if they fit aftermarket hoods. Brian Green stopped making them years ago due to high overhead but they were magazine tested for a .02 increase in the 1/4. His actually had funnels in the nostrils to guide the air into the air box though, real nice setup.

ta-stanger

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How about the one I made?

shine

Thanks for the replies everyone.

formula vincent

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i recently added a ram air hood and air box to my 94 .and it does make a difference
performance wise when driving in town or on the highway .quicker acceleration and
nice"roar " at wide open throttle.

muteki

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I have the Volant twin filters on mine. I am quite happy with the performance, just was a pain to get the MAF and neck of the filters to cooperate.

mike171562

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that seems a bit pricy for just a thin metal plate to block air from the bottom. and some weather strip for the hood.

idformula

Pics would be good muteki.

muteki

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Ok, I have some one my phone. Ill try to get them uploaded to the pc soon. Here are some pix, pre-mod.

http://s283.photobucket.com/home/Muteki308

mike171562

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ta-stanger, how did you make that volant airbox? does it seal well?

ta-stanger

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Seals great. All in getting it within a 1/4 in of the hood when you mock it up with the card board!

Skips2002TransAm

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I went with suncoast hood and air box, and i can really hear and tell the difference, it even hisses a little!

firemech21

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I cant believe how much of a difference there is. You can hear the air being sucked in when idleing and when on the highway. When you punch the throttle there is a roar through the hood.

mike171562

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what material did you use? Id love to see how you did it in a write-up or something.

firemech21

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I put a small write up in the appearence section about my setup.