SSRA or FTRA?!?!?!?!
SSRA or FTRA?!?!?!?! Which is better.........The Super Sucker Ram Air or The Fast Toys Ram Air?
I am in the market for either one right now, and wish to see which is better in driveability (Does it Scrape), Performance, and Quality.
I am in the market for either one right now, and wish to see which is better in driveability (Does it Scrape), Performance, and Quality.
Staging Lane
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From: MN.
Originally Posted by CamaroSS
Which is better.........The Super Sucker Ram Air or The Fast Toys Ram Air?
I am in the market for either one right now, and wish to see which is better in driveability (Does it Scrape), Performance, and Quality.
I am in the market for either one right now, and wish to see which is better in driveability (Does it Scrape), Performance, and Quality.
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: IL Western Burbs of Chicago
I chose the SSRA casue the FTRA slightly blocks the Radiator and on an Automatic car the Trans cooler also blocks the radiator so with both your not getting alot of air flow to cool the motor.
The SSRA is so easy to install,exellent quallity and you can feel it performance in the can.Definetly 100% with SSRA.Drop .025 tenth in the 1/4 and a solid 3 miles.My .02 cents.
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just wondering on this....since the ftra is metal, when its cool out, shouldnt the metal be colder of the ftra and benefit you since the air would be flowing through the cool ftra body and since the ssra is plastic it wouldnt benefit you as much. but when its hot out the ssra would be better . just curious.
SSRA just won my heart, wow, it's quality is amazing! Thanks to Al, the owner of Austin Performance fo showing me his site. Now I must do some price checks.
BTW Fast Toys Ram Air doesn't diretly channel air in, while the SSRA does.
BTW Fast Toys Ram Air doesn't diretly channel air in, while the SSRA does.
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Rochester, NY
Originally Posted by 01ws6transam
can this be used with the ws6 and ss ram air though or is it a waste of money if u have ram air alreadY?
With the WS6 it's not quite that cut and dry. The concept of the WS6 hood is a good one. The air ducts are in the front of the hood and feed the airbox directly which is what you want. The problem is that the hood is not sealed to the airbox. There is a 1.5" gap between the hood nostrils and the front of the airbox which keeps a true "ram air" affect from taking place. They sell a kit that fixes this (BG ram air) but it costs $300. So the choice then is $300 to make the nostrils truly functional or $200 for the SSRA.
Some try and use weather stripping or something like that to seal it themselves without the expensive BG kit. This I suppose is the best solution to WS6 owners if they can do it right. So it's common for SS owners to use SSRA and not unheard of for WS6 owners to use it.
Hope that answers your question.
Go Super Sucker. 
The SSRA design is just way way way way ahead of the competition. It ducts air away from the radiator making the Ram Air a cold air system also. The FTRA lines the radiator, making heat the enemy.
The SSRA design is just way way way way ahead of the competition. It ducts air away from the radiator making the Ram Air a cold air system also. The FTRA lines the radiator, making heat the enemy.
Originally Posted by 01ws6transam
can this be used with the ws6 and ss ram air though or is it a waste of money if u have ram air alreadY?
I'm still on the fence about that sealing the air filter box to make a "slight" supercharging effect. You would have to use that gooey caulk/weatherstripping you use in your shower or tub to get a 100% seal. You would have to caulk ALL seams to make it airtight. That means after you put your lid on, you would have to seal the lid also with caulk. Any positive pressure built up would leak out I think, unless you do this.
The SSRA(Austin Ram Air) however seals the best. The SSRA kit comes with weatherstripping already attached on the back and sides. The front is sealed by weatherstripping that is impregnated with steel. This clamps onto the ledge where air enters the lid normally. Compare for yourself. The others seal with weatherstripping, side to side about 3/4 of the way back on the filter. I designed the SSRA to seal to the back edge of the air filter TRAY. NOT the filter like the competitions. That last 1/4 of filter is where the pressure leaks out on the competitions design. For an analogy, think of a fence. The air just jumps it.
People with the SSRA, how do you like the way it seals?
