How do you have your ram air system set up on your drag car?
3 1/2" piping. The fan is just one of our duel stock fans. With my present engine I do need to step up in size of fan and poss bigger rad.
Sorry about hijacking your trend A.
David
Sorry about hijacking your trend A.
David
Here's my sety up. Its a plate that i made at work that replaces the FTRA. it has two 4" holes in it that i ran dryer hose (yes as in clothes dryer) to two 4" to 6" funnels that i screwed into the front facia.
Don't have any dyno results but with the FTRA i ran 11.8 @ 117
I swapped the FTRA for my set up, ADDED 125 lbs in weight (added a bolt in 6 point cage and reinstalled my A/C) and left the A/C belt onn (forgot to take it off). Went back to the track and ran 11.7 @ 118 in a little bit WORSE weather. So i gained 1 mph and 1 tenth OVER the FTRA while adding the drag of the A/c compresser belt and adding 125 lbs in wrose weather. I'de say it works.
Don't have any dyno results but with the FTRA i ran 11.8 @ 117
I swapped the FTRA for my set up, ADDED 125 lbs in weight (added a bolt in 6 point cage and reinstalled my A/C) and left the A/C belt onn (forgot to take it off). Went back to the track and ran 11.7 @ 118 in a little bit WORSE weather. So i gained 1 mph and 1 tenth OVER the FTRA while adding the drag of the A/c compresser belt and adding 125 lbs in wrose weather. I'de say it works.
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So you did away with the complete FTRA setup? I currently have the FTRA and was thinking about extending it or routing some of the same piping to it from the front holes in the front fascia.
Does anyone else have a similar setup with back to back dyno numbers or track results?
Does anyone else have a similar setup with back to back dyno numbers or track results?
Originally Posted by Dragaholic
So you did away with the complete FTRA setup? I currently have the FTRA and was thinking about extending it or routing some of the same piping to it from the front holes in the front fascia.
Does anyone else have a similar setup with back to back dyno numbers or track results?
Does anyone else have a similar setup with back to back dyno numbers or track results?
Dyno numbers aren't gonna happen chief, unless you can get a HUGE fan to blow 100 mph wind at your car while your on the dyno.
I'm tellin you i had a HUGE improvement over the FTRA.
SUX2BU that looks awesome. I can fabricate that pretty easily at work, but did you have to cut the core support there under the plate or what? I have my A/C still so I'm wondering why my car looks different in that area than yours?
Originally Posted by TS6
SUX2BU that looks awesome. I can fabricate that pretty easily at work, but did you have to cut the core support there under the plate or what? I have my A/C still so I'm wondering why my car looks different in that area than yours?
that support doesn't really support much and i've cut alot of it away just for weight savings.
Originally Posted by Dragaholic
GM Muscle, I wasn't necessarily meaning replacing the FTRA, just simply adding to it for more air volume and possilby a little more pressure.
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96-speed, so you don't think by adding onto my FTRA from the front fascia or even doing a setup like SUX2BU is gonna be worth anything? I'm trying to squeeze every last bit out of the car.
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i tried the same thing that sux2bu did and i gained .2 in the 1/8 it definetaly works well especially on the freeway. thanks sux2bu for the great idea. hey sux what track do you go to would like to meet up and see you run
Originally Posted by gr8one99SS
i tried the same thing that sux2bu did and i gained .2 in the 1/8 it definetaly works well especially on the freeway. thanks sux2bu for the great idea. hey sux what track do you go to would like to meet up and see you run
I'm going to be at redline this Sunday. All profits are going to my friends family. his wife had a really bad wreck out there in their fox body coupe. There will be a bucket to donate some $$$. it should be on Redlines front page. Sunday fun & grudge 1 PM till dark.
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ill try and make it out there , sorry about you friend hope it turn out well
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ill try and make it out there , sorry about you friend hope it turn out well
Originally Posted by SUX2BU
I'm going to be at redline this Sunday. All profits are going to my friends family. his wife had a really bad wreck out there in their fox body coupe. There will be a bucket to donate some $$$. it should be on Redlines front page. Sunday fun & grudge 1 PM till dark.
I will be out there in a slow white 01 SS with no exhaust. See ya out there.
Originally Posted by LC1
SUX's car has the "intake" holes in the center of the air filter, what if i do them where the FTRA would be? kinda more engine side..
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really? then what helds the car together on the front if we removed the front bumper support too?
i would do the same as you, but i would weld the plate on the sides to the frame to keep it like a replacement of what has been cut... unless you did that too...
too bad i have not learned to weld yet.. i'm doing it with fiber...
i would do the same as you, but i would weld the plate on the sides to the frame to keep it like a replacement of what has been cut... unless you did that too...
too bad i have not learned to weld yet.. i'm doing it with fiber...