Will WS6 lower airbox fit non RA Firebirds?
07-20-2004, 10:24 AM
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Will WS6 lower airbox fit non RA Firebirds? I thought I remember hearing it would, but I'd hate to buy it and have to throw it away. I have a non-Ram Air Trans Am (regular hood).
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07-20-2004, 10:56 AM
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i heard it would if you got a low profile lid. i also heard it wouldnt though, so im not sure. even if you bought one and it didnt fit, im sure you could sell it on here.
07-20-2004, 11:45 AM
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No, the WS6 lower air box will not fit with the normal TA hood.
I have one on my Firehawk with an aftermarket SLP lid and it rubs the hood a little.
I put a peice of felt on the hood to keep it from rubbing the paint off.
I have one on my Firehawk with an aftermarket SLP lid and it rubs the hood a little.
I put a peice of felt on the hood to keep it from rubbing the paint off.
07-20-2004, 01:33 PM
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Im pretty sure it will not fit. I have a regular t/a and a couple of my buddys have ram airs and just from the looks of things when all popping hoods i couldnt see it fitting.
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07-20-2004, 04:00 PM
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Let me clarify my early statement..
I've seen it work on a couple different cars with the stock TA hood.
Tried it on my Formula. Didn't work, but with a little persuation I think it would have. I didn't need to fool with it.. had my WS6 hood sitting in the livingroom
I've seen it work on a couple different cars with the stock TA hood.
Tried it on my Formula. Didn't work, but with a little persuation I think it would have. I didn't need to fool with it.. had my WS6 hood sitting in the livingroom
07-20-2004, 04:31 PM
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I may add a Ram Air hood in the future. This would mostly be for appearance as the stock TA hood is better from an aero standpoint. Are there any aftermarket Ram Air hoods that come painted in body colors or is that something that you need to have the body shop do? My TA is pewter.
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2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
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2013 Corvette Grand Sport A6 LME forged 416, Greg Good ported TFS 255 LS3 heads, 222/242 .629"/.604" 121LSA Pat G blower cam, ARH 1 7/8" headers, ESC Novi 1500 Supercharger w/8 rib direct drive conversion, 747rwhp/709rwtq on 93 octane, 801rwhp/735rwtq on race fuel, 10.1 @ 147.25mph 1/4 mile, 174.7mph Half Mile.
2016 Corvette Z51 M7 Magnuson Heartbeat 2300 supercharger, TSP LT headers, Pat G tuned, 667rwhp, 662rwtq, 191mph TX Mile.
2009.5 Pontiac G8 GT 6.0L, A6, AFR 230v2 heads. 506rwhp/442rwtq. 11.413 @ 121.29mph 1/4 mile, 168.7mph TX Mile
2000 Pewter Ram Air Trans Am M6 heads/cam 508 rwhp/445 rwtq SAE, 183.092 TX Mile
2018 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L A10 Pat G tuned.
LS1,LS2,LS3,LS7,LT1 Custom Camshaft Specialist For custom camshaft help press here.
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07-21-2004, 05:21 PM
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Its a pain but I thought people used to just slot say two of the four holes and slide the entire assemply rear-ward (angle-ing the radiator a little more) and giving the hood room to close...I could be way off though.
I don't think any hoods/body pieces ship painted.
Patrick...I saw your post a while back on doing a heads/cam with stock manifolds...I am intrigued! Please let us know if you do this and what the results are.
I don't think any hoods/body pieces ship painted.
Patrick...I saw your post a while back on doing a heads/cam with stock manifolds...I am intrigued! Please let us know if you do this and what the results are.
07-22-2004, 12:20 PM
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I have had a WS 6 Lower air box tray on my non-ram air Formula for over 2 years now. It has a QMP Direct Flo lid on it. Some slight mods were required like notching the 4 bolt holes in the fron of the lower tray to allow the whole thing to slide back a but, and notcing the hood where the air lid latches were rubbing. Use the link in my sig and select the Car Pics folder. There are several pics with explanations of what was done. These lid pics start about half way down....# 27 or so. 
