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Old 04-12-2014, 11:36 AM
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Question How do I make my VFN hood work with the RAM AIR?

I have an 01 Ws6 and was wanting to finally put my VFN 5" cowl Ram Air hood on it, but what do I do with the Ram Air? How do I get it to work? I have a K&N FIPK, should I just use that?

This is what I have:

http://www.texas-speed.com/p-2410-kn...ofirebird.aspx

This is the hood I have, but mine is the PIN ON so there's no frame on the belly of it.


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i wud have to guess if there is no holes in the hood ud have to make some, in which case the kn fipk is too far forward, need a stock ram air box to sit behind the holes probably. i don have either but thats my gues?
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Well my nostrils are cut out, if that's what you mean by holes.
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What forum do I have to put this in to get some fricken help! Now a days you've got to BEG to get any help around here! It's either "Use the Search Button" or nothing at all..!
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Originally Posted by RONIN LSX
What forum do I have to put this in to get some fricken help! Now a days you've got to BEG to get any help around here! It's either "Use the Search Button" or nothing at all..!
that happened with all my threads... even if you figure it out how to do it and post it nobody will care
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Yeah Bro, there is no more comradery on this board anymore. Hell... I needed local help and I couldn't get 1 person to help me. The 2 guys, that were cool enough to offer, lived outside my area. Funny thing is, I got offered more help from my old 3000GT VR4 buddies... just goes to show ya! I bet I'd get more help, fixing my Trans Am, from the Mustang crowd
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Your getting no help because when someone puts one of those tall hoods on , getting "ram air" inst a big freaking deal . Hardly anyone runs that air filter setup either . So you have two things against you .
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I dunno
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didn't realize you had this in 2 different sections but as stated in the other, that filter is good for nothing but sucking up hot air and "ram air hood" is a marketing gimmick

most people running that hood are doing so because they need it for clearance...a basic lid and ls6/FAST intake setup does not need it

the best way to get a functional ram air setup on the car that actually works is the seal the airbox with a good larger outlet lid, cut the bottom of the airbox out, and use a scoop that pulls air from under the car and force feeds the airbox
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What he ^^^^^ said. Cool looking hood though along with decent weight reduction.
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I have a 95' Trans am with the ls1 front end on it and a hood similar to that one, I used a ls1 k&n kit like you have and built a plexi-glass deal that seals to the hood and has sides. It works, picked up a few mph in the quarter and et. But looks ghetto kinda lol
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This is the kind of info I was looking for! Thanks guys!



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