mgeek13

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Hello
i bought a Trans Am (NOT ram air or ws6)
It has both hoods (reg and ram air) included
but i don't believe it is "ram Air"
How do i make the ram air hood fully functional?
Would it be a problem in the rain. I was reading earlier that rain could get in the ram air hoods is that true?
thanks!

schram1124

LS1W66

Ram Air was a marketing gimmick.
Does it feed cool air in to the airbox ? Yes, Is there a Ram Air effect ? No.

TrakJunky

iTrader: (4)

If you want to make the ram air "functional".. you need a lower airbox from a WS6. it is lower profile than the normal T/A airbox. good luck finding one! or you can buy the FTRA kit.

thatguy383

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don't bother with it, just use the hood that looks the best.

WS6 Rampage

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I took a saw-zaw to the two baffels behind the vents a couple years ago and hand fabricated a sort of funnel out of aluminum that does a decently good job of directing air right into the airbox.

.... I never noticed any gains from doing this. I believe that for me, it's just piece mind that I actually have a FUNTIONAL hood.

myk

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You can buy sealing foam or whatever from a hardware store and use that behind the nostrils to try and get it to seal to the box...

chadaclysm

Not worth the time IMO. Just let the hood sit there and look kick ***

BOONEY7750

I don't personally feel the "Ram Air" works. I have no data. I even wonder if the increased drag from the hood might have a negative effect. I have an SS and laugh everytime someone ask me about the "15HP gain" from the hood or if I can "feel" a difference. I ofcourse tell them yes, it is awesome. Normally these are the same, "Does that have a Vette Motor?" guys.

Arc00TA

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I proved to myself that it doesn't work when I bought my first WS6. Using creativity, tape, and a piece of printer paper I made a "telltale" right in front of the ram air duct, and wouldn't you know it even at 80mph the air shoots right over the nose and didn't move the paper a single bit. That area is actually a low pressure zone similar to the same area on a wing. That doesn't stop the hood from being badass though, which adds about 157hp. (If you're wondering how I could see it, my buddy drove next to me to look. We were both curious.)

I think there is something to be said for the ram-air box though, it has a larger opening than all of the other cars including the SS.

71novaguy

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^^^ but if it didn't have the baffles pushing air, it could allow air to be forced in correct?

WS6 Rampage

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... It should