2002 WS6 OEM Ram Air VS SLP Ram Air
03-30-2010, 11:35 AM
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I'd keep the stock Ram Air. I think just about everyone who buys the SLP Cold Air Intake or similar kits do so because their car didn't come with stock Ram Air.
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03-30-2010, 12:51 PM
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Factory WS6 "ram air" is a joke. It's totally useless in stock form. What needs to be done is for the hood to be sealed to the air box and the baffles removed. Then you have something resembling "ram air", though there won't be any ramming effect until speeds so high that's it's almost useless for a 1/4 mile run. However, sealing the hood to the air box in this manner does create a very effective cold air kit which should show some minor gains under some conditions.
BGRA was the best kit on the market to do this, but I think he stopped making those years ago. I had one, and loved it. I've read on and off about people trying to recreate and market a new version of that kit, but as I haven't owned a WS6 car in over 5 years I really haven't followed it much. You can always do it the hack way and just use foam tape to create a seal. As for removing the hood baffles, it's very easy, you just drill out the rivets and push on them until the glue breaks.
BGRA was the best kit on the market to do this, but I think he stopped making those years ago. I had one, and loved it. I've read on and off about people trying to recreate and market a new version of that kit, but as I haven't owned a WS6 car in over 5 years I really haven't followed it much. You can always do it the hack way and just use foam tape to create a seal. As for removing the hood baffles, it's very easy, you just drill out the rivets and push on them until the glue breaks.
03-30-2010, 02:37 PM
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Also, you don't have to make the whole thing out of foam. The way Brian Greene did it, there was a bracket that bolted to the hood (using the rivet holes) and then a foam gasket that snapped in place. The foam gasket then only needed to be about 1/2" thick.
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