My SUX2BU style Ram Air setup
01-21-2013, 08:08 PM
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My SUX2BU style Ram Air setup 
I still need to finish the fiberglass work on the inside of the airbox so it can be painted. I used 4" aluminum dryer duct with 4 inch couplers. I hole sawed the impact bar and the radiator support beam. I was able to keep the AC system, but had to relocate the windshield washer reservoir. I'm going to go junk yarding for a small reservoir to put where the air system pump was. Hopefully I can get back to the track soon and see if it made a difference. My last PB was a 12.2@111. I'm hoping to pickup a couple of MPH.
01-21-2013, 08:20 PM
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Honestly I don't know, I noticed the CHRIS1313 and the SUX2BU style had lots of good info when on the forums when I decided to build my own Ram Air.
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01-21-2013, 10:19 PM
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01-22-2013, 06:27 AM
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You should think about getting a brick of modeling foam and shapIng it nice and smooth for the lower airbox, instead of having all that open space inside that is probably going to cause a bunch of turbulence. It might not help a ton but I'm sure it would help some if you could smooth out the air flow up in to the lid. Shape it nice, lay some 'glass over it and paint it, and it'll both perform well and look tons better for when you show people the mod. Any pictures of the modifications you made behind the bumper?
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You should think about getting a brick of modeling foam and shapIng it nice and smooth for the lower airbox, instead of having all that open space inside that is probably going to cause a bunch of turbulence. It might not help a ton but I'm sure it would help some if you could smooth out the air flow up in to the lid. Shape it nice, lay some 'glass over it and paint it, and it'll both perform well and look tons better for when you show people the mod. Any pictures of the modifications you made behind the bumper?
01-27-2013, 12:45 PM
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in the last pic put some screen in there some how. Just wash that out with the hose when you wash the car. Good think is it gets a TON of outside cold air, from the front of the car to the filter. Bad thing is all the other junk that get to the filter, and in the lower box. Wait till you see all the bugs at night they get up there. And fall time, tree, flower, and farm fields, cotton and hay they get up there. 
Grass hopper week, june bug weekend, monarch weekend. SUX2BU kills 100s of them.
Grass hopper week, june bug weekend, monarch weekend. SUX2BU kills 100s of them.
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in the last pic put some screen in there some how. Just wash that out with the hose when you wash the car. Good think is it gets a TON of outside cold air, from the front of the car to the filter. Bad thing is all the other junk that get to the filter, and in the lower box. Wait till you see all the bugs at night they get up there. And fall time, tree, flower, and farm fields, cotton and hay they get up there.
Grass hopper week, june bug weekend, monarch weekend. SUX2BU kills 100s of them.
Grass hopper week, june bug weekend, monarch weekend. SUX2BU kills 100s of them.
On another note, the map sensor read 96KPA by 6500 rpms @ 60 MPH. That's a 3% gain in manifold pressure from the last log I had. Of course weather could play into that a little bit, just not that much. I can't wait to get to the track.
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Update on this:
Before I sold the car I went back to the track and ran a 12.01 @ 114. Best trap was 115. Tires weren't holding anymore. But that's a solid 2 tenths gained and at least 2 mph with nothing else changed. I'll see if I can find the time slip and post it later.
Before I sold the car I went back to the track and ran a 12.01 @ 114. Best trap was 115. Tires weren't holding anymore. But that's a solid 2 tenths gained and at least 2 mph with nothing else changed. I'll see if I can find the time slip and post it later.
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Update on this:
Before I sold the car I went back to the track and ran a 12.01 @ 114. Best trap was 115. Tires weren't holding anymore. But that's a solid 2 tenths gained and at least 2 mph with nothing else changed. I'll see if I can find the time slip and post it later.
Before I sold the car I went back to the track and ran a 12.01 @ 114. Best trap was 115. Tires weren't holding anymore. But that's a solid 2 tenths gained and at least 2 mph with nothing else changed. I'll see if I can find the time slip and post it later.