Why Do They Call It "RAM AIR"?
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Why Do They Call It "RAM AIR"? ive always wondered why they call it "Ram" air?
it makes sense if the camaros said it(pictures below-looks similar to a ram head logo) -- but why is it that ws6 hoods say ram air on them? and what does the ram mean/stand for? and does the ws6 have the same design under the hood as camaros?
here is a picture i took on my phone this morning
it makes sense if the camaros said it(pictures below-looks similar to a ram head logo) -- but why is it that ws6 hoods say ram air on them? and what does the ram mean/stand for? and does the ws6 have the same design under the hood as camaros?
here is a picture i took on my phone this morning
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It is called RAM AIR because buyers got rammed by GM for this "air" option.
The option does little to promote a clean air source for the engine, however. Some of the early muscle cars had this feature so GM thought it was a good selling point. Like many other things, they were proved wrong and had to stop production so the Mustang could take over.
The option does little to promote a clean air source for the engine, however. Some of the early muscle cars had this feature so GM thought it was a good selling point. Like many other things, they were proved wrong and had to stop production so the Mustang could take over.
You actually get more air from under the lid doing the "free ram air mod" than what is actually going into the little slot in the front. Most are familiar with this and several other "free mods" but for those who are not here's a picture of someone doing the free ram air mod:
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_04.html
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_05.html
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_06.html
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_07.html
This actually gains more hp than trying to get your "ram air" to do anything special.
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_04.html
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_05.html
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_06.html
http://www.gmhightechperformance.com.../photo_07.html
This actually gains more hp than trying to get your "ram air" to do anything special.
It is called RAM AIR because buyers got rammed by GM for this "air" option.
The option does little to promote a clean air source for the engine, however. Some of the early muscle cars had this feature so GM thought it was a good selling point. Like many other things, they were proved wrong and had to stop production so the Mustang could take over.
The option does little to promote a clean air source for the engine, however. Some of the early muscle cars had this feature so GM thought it was a good selling point. Like many other things, they were proved wrong and had to stop production so the Mustang could take over.
Last edited by greg_74; Jan 18, 2008 at 09:58 PM.
Wtf man? I do agree that the effect of the ram air is exaggerated but "were proved wrong and had to stop production so the Mustang could take over"? I don't think Ram Air was the reasoning behind stopping production. If nothing else it improves the apperance of the car by a lot I think.
I believe robertbartsch was joking dude! The real reason was Air Ram just didn't sound right.