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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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i wanna see real world results as in mph pickup.not dyno # or a sponsor sayin it has good results.

btw im goin from a slp air lid with a slp maf,to fast toys ram air and new fast toys lid.

gimme yor input worth the extra 280$ and will i see a better mph in the 1/4

o yeah i have tsp 5.3 st2.5,tq2 cam
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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my application is bolt on, but i should have results to share with in the next few weeks.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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The FTRA system is very restrictive where it goes into the airlid on top. If you look at one on a car, it is open on the bottom and then chokes down real tight at the top. I would go with a custom ram air system that is bigger, but based off the same design.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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save your money and keep your slp lid
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Is the new fast toys airlid a no power maker? I was thinking of getting one for my setup after thanksgiving.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 08:09 PM
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I doubt it will make much more power than any other lid, it's all about how much air you can cram into there, personally I ditched my lid and am running 2 air filters that draft air from the 2 openings in the front.
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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anyone noticed a gain in mph after install on any kind of ram air system.yes i did or no i did not
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I noticed a gain by swiching from the FTRA to a custom ram air made by another member on here. It was a solid 1.5mph, on corrected DA passes.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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any pics matt?
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt D
I noticed a gain by swiching from the FTRA to a custom ram air made by another member on here. It was a solid 1.5mph, on corrected DA passes.
Need pictures NOW!! That is a nice gain over the FTRA.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 02:39 PM
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i gained 2.5 mph from no forced air intake system to the SSRA on corrected DA

i also got the new lid but was not able to compare numbers yet
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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How about SLP or FTRA vs. none on a modded car? I have one sitting here for the Camaro.
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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Here are the pics:





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Old Nov 11, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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i had the FTRA but i took it off and just running the free ram air mod, i would like to come up with something new, but not quite sure what i should try.
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it seems yall are seing a gain in mph 1-2.5mph seems like its worth the money.
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by fly pantera
it seems yall are seing a gain in mph 1-2.5mph seems like its worth the money.
noticed a gain by swiching from the FTRA to a custom ram air made by another member on here. It was a solid 1.5mph, on corrected DA passes
Read again.
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 01:38 PM
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i got a ftra and i dont realy know if it helped. it seems to pull harder on the free way but at the track i dont think it did much.i can see how it works so maybe im wrong. my car did pick up a few tenth's when the weather got cooler but at the same time i had a full tune done and the ftra so i dont know if it was just better air or more power.
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