Lid conversion w/ ram air
Lid conversion w/ ram air Thought i would post some pics and see what you guys think so far. This is the Chrs1313 ram air box. Simliar to how most people are doing the lid conversion on here expect that i used the filter basket and attached the ram air box to the inside of that. And its all under the stock hood!!
Last edited by Robs94z; Feb 17, 2010 at 12:54 PM.
Where di you get that shiney box contraption that the filter sits in. I like that! Mine just has the open filter at the bottom and I do not use the stock platic peice that sits all the way around it. I actually had to trim my lid a little bit to fit under my hood and I'm using the 3" SS hood from VFN
Last edited by 94BlueZ28; Feb 16, 2010 at 08:11 PM.
It looks real nice but judging by the pics, it looks like the air flow to the radiator is compromised quite a bit. It very well could just be the angle of the pic, none the less, good work.
I am interested in this but like Formula said, it looks like it may restrice air to the radiator...please, take some pics of that, and also do you have it runnign yet? I want to know if you have any cooling issues or not!
The ls1 guys having been using these for awhile with no issues at all. With no ac condenser in place there is more room than it looks between the ram air box and the radiator. If you search around in the genIII external section there is a ton of threads talking about ram air setups that guys are running, i have not seen anyone that has had any cooling issues. Mine isnt done just yet but will be soon so we shall see..
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looks good
We sell and have installed many Chrs1313 RA kits with no cooling issues. There is still plenty of room between the radiator the the RA for air to flow. This kit shown is for non A/C cars which we sell, but Chrs1313 can make a A/C kit which is narrower.
I need to get working on my car to get my lid/ra kit figured out.
We sell and have installed many Chrs1313 RA kits with no cooling issues. There is still plenty of room between the radiator the the RA for air to flow. This kit shown is for non A/C cars which we sell, but Chrs1313 can make a A/C kit which is narrower.
I need to get working on my car to get my lid/ra kit figured out.
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Wow that fits alot better than i though it would for a LT1, you are really going to like those gains going to a lid conversion and ram air...might need a tune adjustment will all that flow 
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glad it worked out for you, and using the filter base is a great idea, on the ls1s we use the lid assembly but this looks to work out great for the lt1 crowd...also i like the sealing you did on it...very nice
as for the cooling i have never had any problems on my car or any friends that have the ram air on it...mine runs at 180 all day long, have a 160 stat, and that is with a 24K GVW trans cooler infront of the radiator too...
Once the condensor is out of the way i think it helps cool the car alot better...
and for the icing on the cake i dont even have the black bottom radiator air deflector on my car, so no air is even being forced up there...i think you should be fine but keep us updated on the track times and cooling...
CONGRATS, nice build
...glad it worked out for you, and using the filter base is a great idea, on the ls1s we use the lid assembly but this looks to work out great for the lt1 crowd...also i like the sealing you did on it...very nice
as for the cooling i have never had any problems on my car or any friends that have the ram air on it...mine runs at 180 all day long, have a 160 stat, and that is with a 24K GVW trans cooler infront of the radiator too...
Once the condensor is out of the way i think it helps cool the car alot better...
and for the icing on the cake i dont even have the black bottom radiator air deflector on my car, so no air is even being forced up there...i think you should be fine but keep us updated on the track times and cooling...
CONGRATS, nice build
Wow that fits alot better than i though it would for a LT1, you are really going to like those gains going to a lid conversion and ram air...might need a tune adjustment will all that flow ...
glad it worked out for you, and using the filter base is a great idea, on the ls1s we use the lid assembly but this looks to work out great for the lt1 crowd...also i like the sealing you did on it...very nice
as for the cooling i have never had any problems on my car or any friends that have the ram air on it...mine runs at 180 all day long, have a 160 stat, and that is with a 24K GVW trans cooler infront of the radiator too...
Once the condensor is out of the way i think it helps cool the car alot better...
and for the icing on the cake i dont even have the black bottom radiator air deflector on my car, so no air is even being forced up there...i think you should be fine but keep us updated on the track times and cooling...
CONGRATS, nice build
...glad it worked out for you, and using the filter base is a great idea, on the ls1s we use the lid assembly but this looks to work out great for the lt1 crowd...also i like the sealing you did on it...very nice
as for the cooling i have never had any problems on my car or any friends that have the ram air on it...mine runs at 180 all day long, have a 160 stat, and that is with a 24K GVW trans cooler infront of the radiator too...
Once the condensor is out of the way i think it helps cool the car alot better...
and for the icing on the cake i dont even have the black bottom radiator air deflector on my car, so no air is even being forced up there...i think you should be fine but keep us updated on the track times and cooling...
CONGRATS, nice build
Wow that fits alot better than i though it would for a LT1, you are really going to like those gains going to a lid conversion and ram air...might need a tune adjustment will all that flow ...
glad it worked out for you, and using the filter base is a great idea, on the ls1s we use the lid assembly but this looks to work out great for the lt1 crowd...also i like the sealing you did on it...very nice
as for the cooling i have never had any problems on my car or any friends that have the ram air on it...mine runs at 180 all day long, have a 160 stat, and that is with a 24K GVW trans cooler infront of the radiator too...
Once the condensor is out of the way i think it helps cool the car alot better...
and for the icing on the cake i dont even have the black bottom radiator air deflector on my car, so no air is even being forced up there...i think you should be fine but keep us updated on the track times and cooling...
CONGRATS, nice build
...glad it worked out for you, and using the filter base is a great idea, on the ls1s we use the lid assembly but this looks to work out great for the lt1 crowd...also i like the sealing you did on it...very nice
as for the cooling i have never had any problems on my car or any friends that have the ram air on it...mine runs at 180 all day long, have a 160 stat, and that is with a 24K GVW trans cooler infront of the radiator too...
Once the condensor is out of the way i think it helps cool the car alot better...
and for the icing on the cake i dont even have the black bottom radiator air deflector on my car, so no air is even being forced up there...i think you should be fine but keep us updated on the track times and cooling...
CONGRATS, nice build
I used this metal tape stuff (not sure where to get it, i acquired it from work) thats really sticky and worked perfect for sealing the box up on both the outside and inside.
The only thing i want to change is the ls1 radiator support. I am not liking the factory one on there being all cut up, so i think that i will try and make one out of aluminum. Should be fairly easy as the RA doesnt attach to it at all.
