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Old May 18, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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Default Is it worth it to cut the airbox on a WS6?

I've had FTRA on my other cars, however I'm not thinking it's worth it with a WS6.
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I can't speak from experience, but the several people I have talked to said it is a bad idea to have two forms of ram air.

The best idea is the seal your hood to your airbox and there are kits to do so, so it has been pretty stream-lined.

If I were you I'd just seal my airbox to the hood. The ram air on the WS6 is extremely efficient after being sealed.
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That's what I was thinking, however, I'd like some data.
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Lol since I don't have a WS6 I can't help you there, sorry. But I can tell you having the air come straight into the airbox as opposed to making bends from the bottom is 'better' so to speak. But with if you had both, the less efficient ram air is going to allow air to escape the airbox area.
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