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Old 06-25-2011, 07:33 PM
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Default How many drag racers i'n here run a ram air setup

I've seen the results and I know they work just curious if there worth it once ur to a certain level anyone i'n here running them 10's and faster
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I'm at low 11's. When I sealed my hood to the airbox it picked up a solid 1mph. Actually a noticeable difference above 80mph.
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Im more interested in like the ssra, ftra, chris1313, cuz later on down the road i will not have a ss hood it will be a pin on
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No matter how fast you run, It will gain. The more mods, the better the gains, the faster you run the less et and mph reduction and gain.

If you are going to buy one, buy a chrs1313.
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I put a chris13 ram air and it definatly picked the car at least 1.5 mph, I am running mid 11s
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Every little bit helps at the track. Here's a thread on the Mega Mouth. WS6 has them on sale right now.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...ts-inside.html
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SUX2BU here 12.9 on 12.6 on free mods/lid 2-3mph
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Studderin what you use to seal the lid?
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i dropped about a tenth and gained 1+ mph from my ram air setup
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Works well on Vettes also.
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foam with one side self stick. Some thin stuff around the lid, and the sqare hole in the rad support to the SUX2BU lower pan I made. And the thick stuff for the stock front opening.
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Thanks for help guys im going to make the sux2bu for now i dont wanna spend 200 for the others id rather have slicks and thanks for ur help studder!
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check my build thread for some pics. when I was testing cams and had the rad. out I know I snaped some of the ducts better. and look at motor pics with the lid off when I was doing that, and the intake test you can see the foam.

my front bumper is out getting painted should be done tomarrow maybe. I can get some if you need, just got the ducts hangin off the airbox, looks like catfish whiskers under the headlights. haha
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Originally Posted by studderin
check my build thread for some pics. when I was testing cams and had the rad. out I know I snaped some of the ducts better. and look at motor pics with the lid off when I was doing that, and the intake test you can see the foam.

my front bumper is out getting painted should be done tomarrow maybe. I can get some if you need, just got the ducts hangin off the airbox, looks like catfish whiskers under the headlights. haha
Lmao!! yea if its not a pain snap a few for please thank u bro!
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and theres a old thread Juan (SUX2BU) had I posted some when he was still around here. like 2004...2006 I htihnk I bumped it when I did it on my car. ir was like a 12.9 stock car, lol it will be funy yo see thouse pics of the car.
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free horsepower, i woould run this on any set up, ive always wondered how much mph and intake diameter and velocity may cause a pound of boost? especialy on motors with 12.1 or even more that is especialy nice
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save these I';m gona delete them here.

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FYI seal it up. I didnt have the glued in foam in the front, just a 4x4 frost king brand peice pushed into the front of the airbox for a few weeks. Car was going like 83 8th and 114-115 1/4 and it would blow OUT (foreword!) a little and the car would run 83 and the 8th but only like 112 in the 1/4? pop the hood see the foam push it back in, next pass right back to 114-115 the **** works.

oh I also put a piece of black screen over the metal tin on the bumper. for some extra filter. I'd do somthing like that if you street drive the car. They get big bugs, and leafs and stuff driving at night and in the fall. Keep the air filter alot cleaner. And when took them off the bumper there was tons of **** on the bottem then fell between.

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I have the same style ram air and yesterday at the track I lost a mph. But think it was because it was hot and 2400 da. Also dont have the lid sealed which maybe causeing turbalnce.
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I have the chris1313 non ac ram air. I have not gotten a chance to run the car in good air to see what it would do as a new best, but it picked up 1-2 tenths in hot air. My best in good air is a 10.56 and the car would usually go mid 10.70's-10.80's in the heat. With the ram air in place it has run 10.59-10.68 in the heat.
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It definitely is worth it. I installed the FTRA and the JAMM kit and picked up between 2-3 tenths.



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