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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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is it worth it to do a LS1 ram air intake conversion on a LT1 i dont have ram air but i am getting a new hood that will be able to use ram air.... what all would be invovled to do the conversion also
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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I would think the LT1 ram air would be better, a little more direct flow and alot bigger surface area on the filter
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 01:01 PM
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id just go with the LT1 hood/filter system
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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isn't the LT1 ram air system better?
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 02:06 PM
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Ram Air is a joke. It;s a gimmick. Focus your money elsewhere.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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CAI system would be just as good plus no need for a new hood. i'd say the same as vendetta and use the money elsewhere
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Vendetta
Ram Air is a joke. It;s a gimmick. Focus your money elsewhere.
yes sir...this has been expalined before
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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well im getting the hood regardless i was just curious if any advantages from LT1/LS1 cause i can get either pretty cheap couple of guys around here have spares sitting around
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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I too have the same question. I have a 96 T/A with a suncoast creations ram air hood, but I have the K&N CAI that goes down the the wheel well. But the filter gets dirty real quick and in the rain water gets up there. Don't mean to hijack this thread or nothing. Just same question.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Vendetta
Ram Air is a joke. It;s a gimmick. Focus your money elsewhere.
15 extra HP is a joke?
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Um, man, your getting that big *** hood right? You can use a LS1 style lid with that, is that what your asking about?
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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you will NOT gain 15hp from a functional ram air hood/system.....unless you're running in NASCAR, don't expect to see any gains. Just buy the hood, and keep whatever CAI system you have. The only advantage is easier access to clean the filter.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
Um, man, your getting that big *** hood right? You can use a LS1 style lid with that, is that what your asking about?
yeah thats the hood im getting (Happy Birthday to me lol-April 18th) thats why im curious cause i can get the ram air for next to nothing and i have my choice cause i have 1 guy has a spare ls1 intake and another guy has 2 lt1 intakes both ram air but just wasnt sure which one was better, oh and this is the hood its going under.... i know some poeple dont like it but thats not what the discussion is, so please stick to the topic
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 02:08 AM
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you will like that hood, a friend of mine has it, and it looks killer!

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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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lol thats the car on my desktop i found it online and made this for some of the guys on a different forums im on.... hes not blown is he lol
EDIT: i just saw you were from lubbock i was born there yall get any snow this week got pretty cold i heard
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 02:28 AM
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I just saw that hood today, looked great on the car but it looked like it could be an issue trying to see out of the windshield with it on.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 02:30 AM
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actually it aint to bad got to ride in a car that had it wasnt that bad... i mean with the hood of my car right now(stock) you cant even see it when your sitting in the car
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:05 AM
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Put the money into SFC, driveshaft loop, LCA, or better yet for the price of ram air kit you can get an adjustable torque arm which will help your car hook tremendously. I can think of bunch of stuff I could get with the money saved from the ram air kit.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:37 AM
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yeah well see all that upgraded suspension wont help me that much since ill still be mostly stock.... and for the price of less than even one of those things you mentioned i can get the ram air
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Vendetta
Ram Air is a joke. It;s a gimmick. Focus your money elsewhere.
Being that I have driven both Ram Air and non Ram Air LT1 Trans Ams, I can tell ya while it doesn't do what they said, you can feel a pretty big difference.
I agree it was a more of a marketing gimmick than anything.
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