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Mar 23, 2007 | 12:21 PM

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01pewterbird

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Originally Posted by d james

its pretty easy to make your own. My parents were putting aluminum siding up so I took a couple of pieces and bent them up to fit in the hole, after removing the baffles. Then I put some styrofoam rubber pieces and lined the inside where the hood meets the air intake on engine. I wanted to use rubber stripping, but couldn't find any laying around the house, so I just used what I had. IT came out pretty well and I've checked the air filter after heavy downpours and the airfilter never seems to get wet. I just take it easy in the rain so as not to pull any water in. Even driving on the freeway hasn't resulted in any water coming in, so I wouldn't worry about that. I will try and take some pics for you so you can see. By the way hardware stores sell rolls of aluminum that are inexpensive that you could use, it bends real easy and easy to cut.

Pretty much what I did, made it out of stuff laying around, sheet metal and weather stripping. As far as rain, i'm pretty sure it's fine as long as you don't stomp on the gas, that might gulp some up in a downpour. Just to be on the safe side I fabbed up another peice of sheet metal that clips in with the lid clips to direct and water down and away from the filter. I think the best thing about a set up like this is the sound, if there is somebody walking in front of my car and give it a shot they jump back, it would definitely suck a piece of paper through the nostrils.

Mar 26, 2007 | 07:50 AM

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birdman88

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very nice pewterbird

Mar 26, 2007 | 10:42 AM

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From: Groton, CT

I de-baffled my hood and made up my own seal for the air box from a scrap piece of plywood and some thick weather-stripping…..I think there’s a write-up on how to do it if you look around. I can tell you that making your ram air hood functional really does work; my lid is actually cold to the touch after driving around.