ssra vs ftra vs jaam?
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the ws6 hood is already functional from the factory. with the jaam ram you de baffle the hood and the kit seals the hood to the air box. that means you now have air going straight into the air box wich is better than air comming from under the car. it also comes with a plate so you can use the bottom scoops in the nose, that means you now have 4 air scoops instead of 2. i love my jaam ram, it def pulls harder at about 50 mph +. its the best way to go with a WS6, imho.
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I have a FTRA on my Trans Am. I have a WS6 hood too. I COMPLETLY silled off my lower air box (raised), my lid and under my radiator support. So now the only air that i get is from under the air dam. Air travels to the least resistant place. And that is under the car, and that is where my FTRA is
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the ws6 hood is already functional from the factory. with the jaam ram you de baffle the hood and the kit seals the hood to the air box. that means you now have air going straight into the air box wich is better than air comming from under the car. it also comes with a plate so you can use the bottom scoops in the nose, that means you now have 4 air scoops instead of 2. i love my jaam ram, it def pulls harder at about 50 mph +. its the best way to go with a WS6, imho.
I chalk it up to every little bit helps; I will get the SSRA kit next yr too.
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I did the FTRA on my 2000 SS...a buddy of mine was logging info on my car with his laptop and we saw IAT's of 64-68* so I know it is working rather well in my case. The car is presently being retuned for other changes as well so I won't know the full effect it has until the tuning is completed.
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I skipped the jamm and removed my stock baffling then used weather stripping from home depot to seal the hood to the box, I used two layers, one on top of the other, when the hood is almost all the way closed, and then you close it you can see the stripping seal right against the lid, creating an almost perfect seal!
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Your choice really boils down to whether or not you want to make your WS6 hood truly function. If you do, then go with the JAAM kit that we sell. It will remove the baffles, seal the hood to the intake and make the lower nostrils functional as well.
If you don't mind the hood just being cosmetic, go with the FTRA. It grabs air from a high pressure spot under the vehicle and routes it to a sealed airbox. The hood will still have it's opening but that incoming air will just serve to cool the engine bay.
You can't go wrong with either kit. They both will provide a noticeable improvement in performance.
If you don't mind the hood just being cosmetic, go with the FTRA. It grabs air from a high pressure spot under the vehicle and routes it to a sealed airbox. The hood will still have it's opening but that incoming air will just serve to cool the engine bay.
You can't go wrong with either kit. They both will provide a noticeable improvement in performance.
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Yes you should block off the opening in the front of the air box. The kit comes with a rubber seal for this purpose. If you don't have the seal, you can purchase a new one for 8.00 + shipping or just seal up the hole on your own (weather stripping, duct tape, fabricate some plastic etc.)
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Yes you should block off the opening in the front of the air box. The kit comes with a rubber seal for this purpose. If you don't have the seal, you can purchase a new one for 8.00 + shipping or just seal up the hole on your own (weather stripping, duct tape, fabricate some plastic etc.)
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Yes you would definitely be losing power. Without the seal in place, there is no way to build any pressure and it would still be allowing hot engine bay air into the air box.
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