View Poll Results: Ram air or not

ssra or ftra or the like

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Quick poll- how many of you are using a ram air kit?

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Jan 12, 2009 | 01:37 PM

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El_Diablo

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FTRA + a little grinding on the bumpstop on my (early) FAST 78 TB gained me 4mph. And I didn't seal it.

Jan 12, 2009 | 01:38 PM

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JonCR96Z

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Homemade ram air.

Jan 12, 2009 | 02:32 PM

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Lickeyman

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My own DIY ram air. It's a Sux2bu copy.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...m-ram-air.html

Jan 12, 2009 | 06:01 PM

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SS1875

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FTRA and 85mm Lid here.

Jan 12, 2009 | 09:31 PM

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I tried making my own, but I couldn't find the supplies around here to make one look nice. That and my fabrication work isn't the best. I spent the money and got an SSRA. No track results, but I plan on doing some testing in 2009 to see if/how much it helps

No problems with scraping it off or having water fly up. I can see ripping it off if you try really really hard to hit big dips at 50mph, but hydrolocking with one of these in the rain is probably as likely as an astroid taking out Earth tomorrow night

Jan 12, 2009 | 11:20 PM

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RevGTO

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Homemade on the A4 by cutting through the hood brace and hardware store weatherstripping on the backside. VFN WS6 hood with weatherstrip seal on the M6.

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Jan 13, 2009 | 03:40 AM

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LS1HIGHLIFE

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Where can I get some info on the "sux2bu" set-up? Any weblinks?

Jan 13, 2009 | 05:21 AM

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I need to either make one or pony up and go buy one based on some results I've seen around here.

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Jan 13, 2009 | 05:04 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RevGTO

Homemade on the A4 by cutting through the hood brace and hardware store weatherstripping on the backside. VFN WS6 hood with weatherstrip seal on the M6.

how does this connect to the lid i dont see the ram air part...maybe engine cooling

Jan 13, 2009 | 06:58 PM

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thunderstruck507

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From: Northwest AR

guess I'm gonna try one out and see if I can make anything work...

gonna get some air ducting and a floor vent from the hardware store and run it under my car for now...if I see results when I get the cash I'll buy proper air intake tubing and route it the same way

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