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Old Nov 21, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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I have a 2000 Pontiac Formula & my buddy has a WS6 T/A & his lower box has a bigger opening then my Formula..... Where can you buy one that comes on the T/A's?
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just so you know it wont clear unless you have a ram air hood
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This is my hood?



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then yes yur good to go, thats a rama ir hood. but vens till until you debaffle the hood and seal it to that airbox its not gonna do you much good
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Originally Posted by SEBLS1
I have a 2000 Pontiac Formula & my buddy has a WS6 T/A & his lower box has a bigger opening then my Formula..... Where can you buy one that comes on the T/A's?
just get a FTRA/SSRA and you will be making more power than your friends factory ram air intake
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just get a FTRA/SSRA and you will be making more power than your friends factory ram air intake

I run 7.28 @ 94 w/1.55 60ft.... on motor. He runs 7.30s with a 150 shot & cam & converter.

I just like the look of his Air Box Better, I am going to get a box like that & fab up a Ram Air thing like that in the metal shop.
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Originally Posted by SEBLS1
I have a 2000 Pontiac Formula & my buddy has a WS6 T/A & his lower box has a bigger opening then my Formula..... Where can you buy one that comes on the T/A's?

the WS6 lower lid will not work on our cars, the reason in that the bottom portion of our hood where it meets the top of the lid, it is to tall. may need to modify it a bit.... if you get it to work let me know
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It will work with the hood he has.. its a ws6 hood . Nice Formula
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I run a WS6 lower on my car with a ftra style Whisper Ram Air. IMO it's a worth while mod if you have the hood.

btw, for one reason or another, some guys have got them to work with the stock TA hood while others haven't.
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Originally Posted by cws T/A
It will work with the hood he has.. its a ws6 hood . Nice Formula

yea i did not scroll down
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Originally Posted by WILWAXU
I run a WS6 lower on my car with a ftra style Whisper Ram Air. IMO it's a worth while mod if you have the hood.

btw, for one reason or another, some guys have got them to work with the stock TA hood while others haven't.

how do you get it to work????
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aight ? how do you do what he said up there exsplain?

"you debaffle the hood and seal it to that airbox"
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aight ? how do you do what he said up there exsplain?

"you debaffle the hood and seal it to that airbox"
there are baffles in the hood that keep water from comming in. cut those out and get some foam or something and attach it around the hole for the nostrils and connect them to the airbox. so that way when the hood is shut it "seals" the hoood to the airbox creating a far more efective "ram air" that just a lower airbox tray
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
how do you get it to work????
I have a WS6 hood. It didn't work with stock non-ram air hood, but I didn't try too hard. I had a WS6 hood in my living room at the time.

I have seen them on non-ram air cars. Basically it's due to production differences, and some have modified the WS6 lower so it's mounted about an inches further back so that it clears the hood.
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Old Nov 22, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by SEBLS1
I run 7.28 @ 94 w/1.55 60ft.... on motor. He runs 7.30s with a 150 shot & cam & converter.
then something's seriously wrong with your buddies car, or he cant drive, or he needs traction.
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Originally Posted by WILWAXU
I have a WS6 hood. It didn't work with stock non-ram air hood, but I didn't try too hard. I had a WS6 hood in my living room at the time.

I have seen them on non-ram air cars. Basically it's due to production differences, and some have modified the WS6 lower so it's mounted about an inches further back so that it clears the hood.

hmmm got any pics of that?? i would love to do that b/c i like how the WS6 lower box sits higher
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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Will the ws6 lower air box fit on my z28 with the stock hood?

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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 10:12 PM
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Will the ws6 lower air box fit on my z28 with the stock hood?

John
no and it wont fit with an ss hood either yall camaro guys are SOL
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Old Nov 23, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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I got the taller one and had it on my stock hood. I had the slp lid and it rubbed a little on the top but fit fine. Did not have to move it back or anything just bolted it up and closed the lid fine.
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Originally Posted by Long Beach
I got the taller one and had it on my stock hood. I had the slp lid and it rubbed a little on the top but fit fine. Did not have to move it back or anything just bolted it up and closed the lid fine.


hmm i wonder if it is my lid then??? i really want the lower air box. i have a Grantelli lid
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