View Poll Results: For performance, which one: Free Ram Air Mod or Seal Airbox to Hood?
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Free Ram Air Mod??
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Free Ram Air Mod?? I've been reading the posts on the free ram air mod (most of them are old) and was just wondering if you guys still recommend this mod or if you recommend sealing the area to the hood. I've read the installuniversity directions, etc....are their claims accurate?
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Decided to make this a poll. Not interested in the SSRA or FIPK or the FTRA...These are my two options, which one would you recommend from a performance standpoint? Thanks!
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Decided to make this a poll. Not interested in the SSRA or FIPK or the FTRA...These are my two options, which one would you recommend from a performance standpoint? Thanks!
Last edited by rsodeputy61; Aug 25, 2007 at 01:23 PM.
seal your hood to the airbox. the FRA is worthless. What you wanna do is de-baffle your hood and get some nice thick weather stripping and seal that airbox for the very best CAI you can get
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Originally Posted by Tainted
seal your hood to the airbox. the FRA is worthless. What you wanna do is de-baffle your hood and get some nice thick weather stripping and seal that airbox for the very best CAI you can get
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The FRA mod is better classified as the "dirty my air filter faster" mod.
Get the FTRA system. That's the only way to go IMO. Proven horsepower gains, proven 0.1 - 0.2 reduction in ET's, it's been proven to raise the volumetric efficiency of your motor, it's made of stainless steel and will last forever and it's completely stealth: totally invisible when installed (unless you decide to stick your head under the nose of your car for some reason).
Get the FTRA system. That's the only way to go IMO. Proven horsepower gains, proven 0.1 - 0.2 reduction in ET's, it's been proven to raise the volumetric efficiency of your motor, it's made of stainless steel and will last forever and it's completely stealth: totally invisible when installed (unless you decide to stick your head under the nose of your car for some reason).
Originally Posted by rsodeputy61
thanks.....will my k&n be sufficient in filtering out water, etc. if those baffles are removed?
yup it will do jsut fine. sealing the hood is the best way to do it. tis also a lot cheaper than say chocos FTRA system. If you want, go search for a thread I amde called BG ram air vs SSRA and theres pcis of a few home made sealed airboxes
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Originally Posted by Tainted
yup it will do jsut fine. sealing the hood is the best way to do it. tis also a lot cheaper than say chocos FTRA system. If you want, go search for a thread I amde called BG ram air vs SSRA and theres pcis of a few home made sealed airboxes
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Originally Posted by RevGTO
If you have a ram air hood, it's a no brainer ... debaffle it and seal it. No worries about sucking up water from puddles, dirt, etc.
ok look at what some of you have posted.
1st. it dirties my filter faster.- cause it is getting more air.
2nd weather strip it to the hood.- yeah good idea. then at 65-80 when the hood ram air doesn't work your motor has to work harder. after a certain speed the ram air doesn't work.
1st. it dirties my filter faster.- cause it is getting more air.
2nd weather strip it to the hood.- yeah good idea. then at 65-80 when the hood ram air doesn't work your motor has to work harder. after a certain speed the ram air doesn't work.
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Originally Posted by Big Bird WS6
ok look at what some of you have posted.
1st. it dirties my filter faster.- cause it is getting more air.
2nd weather strip it to the hood.- yeah good idea. then at 65-80 when the hood ram air doesn't work your motor has to work harder. after a certain speed the ram air doesn't work.
1st. it dirties my filter faster.- cause it is getting more air.
2nd weather strip it to the hood.- yeah good idea. then at 65-80 when the hood ram air doesn't work your motor has to work harder. after a certain speed the ram air doesn't work.
wtf does that mean???
It means you shouldn't let your filter get dirty because they cost approximately $50,000.00 a piece and you don't ever want to clean/replace it. Also, the quantum physics behind ram air are so complex that planet earth actually gives up at 80mph, right before the flames shoot out from your tires and you travel back in time.
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Originally Posted by Arc00TA
It means you shouldn't let your filter get dirty because they cost approximately $50,000.00 a piece and you don't ever want to clean/replace it. Also, the quantum physics behind ram air are so complex that planet earth actually gives up at 80mph, right before the flames shoot out from your tires and you travel back in time.
Lmfao! oh, umkay... 
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Since you already have the WS6 hood, debaffle and seal it. It's much cheaper, and does not pull in the hot engine compartment air. The FRA mod allows more airflow than stock, but unless you keep moving you pull in hot air from the engine compartment which will minimize any gain. Your sealed hood pulls in cooler air whether you're stopped or moving. The best power comes from the cool air coming in from the outside of the engine compartment.
Look at the old BGRA gains http://www.geocities.com/brian98rama..._Air_Pics.html from sealing the hood (+2mph and -.2 in the quarter). These made much better power than anything else out there. They don't sell the BGRA anymore, but you can make your own. Here's what I did, using a piece of lexan from Lowes and some weatherstripping. http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...42420/JGRA.jpg Cost me $25 and took about an hour to make. There are better ones out there, like the one here http://guerragroup.com/2000TA.htm , but you can make your own out of several different materials and still save $200 and get excellent results.
I wouldn't consider FTRA or SSRA while I had a SS/WS6 hood available. Without the hood, definitely. FRA I wouldn't consider either way.
Look at the old BGRA gains http://www.geocities.com/brian98rama..._Air_Pics.html from sealing the hood (+2mph and -.2 in the quarter). These made much better power than anything else out there. They don't sell the BGRA anymore, but you can make your own. Here's what I did, using a piece of lexan from Lowes and some weatherstripping. http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/c...42420/JGRA.jpg Cost me $25 and took about an hour to make. There are better ones out there, like the one here http://guerragroup.com/2000TA.htm , but you can make your own out of several different materials and still save $200 and get excellent results.
I wouldn't consider FTRA or SSRA while I had a SS/WS6 hood available. Without the hood, definitely. FRA I wouldn't consider either way.
Last edited by jag42420; Aug 28, 2007 at 01:21 PM.