Got bored... built a custom "ram air"
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Staging Lane
Joined: Jan 2013
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Ill stick with my SLP Whisper lid and my ram air hood... for some reason dryer vents in engine bays kinda takes away from the car, maybe hide them a little better, and route them to take out all the kinking!
But inevitably unless those ducts are sitting 3 feet out in front of the car, you're not going to notice a difference, will all just be in your head.
But inevitably unless those ducts are sitting 3 feet out in front of the car, you're not going to notice a difference, will all just be in your head.
you can run the tubes a little better with less bends.
I got the same kinda setup, 2 4inch ducts, went form 110 to 112mph with free mods.
dosnt show up on the dyno, but its always 2+ mph
OP you need to seal everything else up, so you jusy have air from the grills.
I got the same kinda setup, 2 4inch ducts, went form 110 to 112mph with free mods.
dosnt show up on the dyno, but its always 2+ mph
OP you need to seal everything else up, so you jusy have air from the grills.
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Staging Lane
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The only thing that isn't sealed up is the front of the air box. Seems like this would choke the motor some if I covered it.. no?
So I was thinking about ways I could lower my IATS and I had a ton of extra room infront of my radiator due to removing the bumper support so in my most ghetto fabulous manner this is what I came up with and fabbed tonight.
I left the front of the air box open as to not choke the motor off the two intake tubes I routed from the front of the car but I totally blocked off any air coming up from around the radiator. Most of the air coming in is off the front of my grill through the tubing.
Tell me what you think
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And here's a picture of it from the front. Picture is pretty dark but the tubing is hard to see even in the daylight.
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I left the front of the air box open as to not choke the motor off the two intake tubes I routed from the front of the car but I totally blocked off any air coming up from around the radiator. Most of the air coming in is off the front of my grill through the tubing.
Tell me what you think
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/llNaIJR.jpg[/IMzxcG]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/262OWIJ.jpg[/IzxcMG]
[IMG]https://i.imgur.com/RqyjqFP.jpg[/IzxcMG]
And here's a picture of it from the front. Picture is pretty dark but the tubing is hard to see even in the daylight.
[IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/nz3i0.png[/zxcIMG]
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So many haters
Honestly I 'm not seeing where the hate comes from. My IATS were great when I took the car out today.
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So many haters
Honestly I 'm not seeing where the hate comes from. My IATS were great when I took the car out today.
I haven't seen that one before thats a neat idea. Only problem for me is that mine is a street car and I need that front plate. Cannot put it on the lower air dam since you cannot see it from the front on my car. Where did you get that front transition piece? I have been thinking of something like that but put it behind the bumper directly where the bumper slopes upward to get air in the front. Between the bumper transition and air dam.
I saved that pic for reference, have any more? I'd be interested in seeing them. PM me if you want so we don't clog tthe op's thread.
I saved that pic for reference, have any more? I'd be interested in seeing them. PM me if you want so we don't clog tthe op's thread.
Hahaha it can't be a permanent fixture. Only 2 possible outcomes. It actually works as a ram air and pressure will peel it back thus destroying his handy work. OR it chokes and turns inside out thus destroying his handy work.
OP: if you're confident it works, snag up some scrap sheetmetal for a durable piece.
OP: if you're confident it works, snag up some scrap sheetmetal for a durable piece.
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Staging Lane
Joined: Sep 2012
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From: CDA, Idaho
I would be interested to see you pick up some parts from spectre or eBay and do this with hard piping. Shouldn't cost too much and its got to help some. Maybe even some silicone couplers and pvc tubing.
So many haters
Honestly I 'm not seeing where the hate comes from. My IATS were great when I took the car out today.
Honestly I 'm not seeing where the hate comes from. My IATS were great when I took the car out today.
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I'm not bashing you, The only hate is the materials. We know you can do better bro. 
TECH Resident
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I thought about doing something similar but did not want to cut up my front end anywhere or make it look cheap/silly. I just couldn't bring myself to do what you did.
I just did the normal free-mod that everyone else does. It works just fine.
I just did the normal free-mod that everyone else does. It works just fine.
