Shift Kit
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From: I currently live on Ft Benning, in georgia
Shift Kit I recently bought a '98 T/A. This is my second Firebird, the first being a 91 V6. I'm a complete newb when it comes to mods, and I'm trying to figure out what all was recently done to my T/A. All that I know for certain is that she has a magnaflow exhaust and a K&N filter. A friend of mine said it feels like she has a shift kit (A4), and I think she has a cold air kit, but I'm not sure. If anyone could tell me how I go about finding these things out, I would really appreciate it. I plan on doing alot of things to her when I get back from Iraq, and I just want to know where to start or continue from. Thanks.
Cold air kit would be easy to see. Check the air box for modification.
If the bottom has been cut out so you can see the air filter form under the car, you have the "Free Ram Air."
If you see a conical K&N filter, you'd need to look at your hood if you have a WS6 and see if the baffles were removed, if so then your RAM air should be functional and the equivalent of a "cold air kit."
As for the shift kit, I don't know of any way to check for one without cracking open the transmission, or asking the previous owner.
If the bottom has been cut out so you can see the air filter form under the car, you have the "Free Ram Air."
If you see a conical K&N filter, you'd need to look at your hood if you have a WS6 and see if the baffles were removed, if so then your RAM air should be functional and the equivalent of a "cold air kit."
As for the shift kit, I don't know of any way to check for one without cracking open the transmission, or asking the previous owner.
what and where are these baffles in the hood, thats what i would like to know i have a ram air hood and if i can take them out and get more air in there then plz let me know haha peace
Pop your hood open about 2 feet so you can try to look through the ram air nostrils on the front and try to look into the engine compartment.
If you can see through it clearly without any obstructions the baffles are removed. If you see two upward curved pieces of plastic then the baffles are still in there.
The plastic pieces are there to deflect rain so it won't go directly into the air intake.
Many people remove those plastic pieces for true ram air. I'm sure if you search on here someone has a writeup on how to remove them.
I have a different hood than you, but in my SIG pic below, do you see how you can see the purple light throught he nostrils of my hood? That's similar to how a WS6 hood looks when you remove the baffles.
If you can see through it clearly without any obstructions the baffles are removed. If you see two upward curved pieces of plastic then the baffles are still in there.
The plastic pieces are there to deflect rain so it won't go directly into the air intake.
Many people remove those plastic pieces for true ram air. I'm sure if you search on here someone has a writeup on how to remove them.
I have a different hood than you, but in my SIG pic below, do you see how you can see the purple light throught he nostrils of my hood? That's similar to how a WS6 hood looks when you remove the baffles.
