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Old 01-23-2008, 07:37 PM
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Pontiac marketing term that's been used for decades.
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Old 01-23-2008, 08:47 PM
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haha i didn't think this thread would have so much sarcasm in it...
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Old 01-23-2008, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sdm1234
haha i didn't think this thread would have so much sarcasm in it...
yeah i didnt think so either -- its pretty annoying actually lol
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Old 01-23-2008, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Rai
yeah i didnt think so either -- its pretty annoying actually lol
Oh it could so get worse..... Did you not lika my drawin......
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Old 07-01-2008, 12:20 PM
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it doesnt do alot. but im sure it really doesnt help much. but it looks good on the ss though
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Old 07-01-2008, 01:55 PM
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the ram air hoods are made by dodge actually
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Old 07-01-2008, 09:37 PM
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WTF!!! Are actually serious!!!!??? What does the word "RAM" mean in "Ram Air". I'm thinking there was some inbreading going on in your family.
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Old 07-02-2008, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 01ssreda4
RAM AIR= Random Access Memory And Intake Restriction......its a computer and car term put together to help you understand that the car you are driving kicks ***.


as opposed to ROM AIR? where the air cannot be overwritten?
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Old 07-03-2008, 01:20 PM
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All this ram air talk reminds me of these classic VW commercials.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCIF6JF1O5U

And the other two. They really did toss that car.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv157ZIInUk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I0WfnhVs2s
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Originally Posted by CAMAROZ28AQUINO
they call it ram air because when youre driving the air just rams right into the airbox/lid through a directed path..

lol yup! wow that has to be one of the dumbest questions i have herd about these cars LOL It says way it dose! RAM AIR!
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Old 07-03-2008, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by reject
the t/a hoods just remind me of gorrilla nostrals
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:35 PM
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Dude that is racist to the max!
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Old 07-03-2008, 05:46 PM
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man i wish i could find the picture that i chopped that had the arrowhead right above the gorrila's upper lip!
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Ah I see wXh151 edited his post so it is no longer racist!
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Originally Posted by porksoda
Dude that is racist to the max!
Why is it racist?
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Originally Posted by porksoda
Ah I see wXh151 edited his post so it is no longer racist!
yeah, my bad
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Originally Posted by HavATampa
woooo there it is! i thought i lost it!!
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my .02: ram air. air is compressed on the leading edges of the bumper and forced around the car. as speed increases the air pressure on the leading edges of the bumper increase. the increased velocity of the car increases the airflow forcing it in to the air intake creating the ram air affect. the faster you go the more air gets put in to the motor. if i remember right and i can't find my references but at the Salt Flats a test was done with and with out a ram air set up. i believe the stats showed a 5hp increase at what ever speed the test was conducted to. marketing? hell yes marketing! one of them history channel things on either the GTO or Firebird showed the first generation cars that offered ram air showed in wind tunnels that no air was actually forced in to the engine. the boxy front ends forced the air higher then where the inlets on the hood were located......
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i do think the cowl hoods on the camaro's worked though becuase of the low pressure the window created allowed the carb to gulb it up
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