Which intake is better??? Ram Air Or Cold Air?
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I currently have a K & N FIPK and was wondering if getting an air box instead would have better airflow since it would be straight into the throttle body. Would it be capable of a few horses over the FIPK??
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Ram Air is worthless on an LT1 Camaro.
Works good on the birds though.
Youre K&N FIPK is better than Ram Air.
Although some of these guys are converting to Lids... which is a little better then a normal CAI.
Works good on the birds though.
Youre K&N FIPK is better than Ram Air.
Although some of these guys are converting to Lids... which is a little better then a normal CAI.
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my ram air hood is a joke. the air has to go through a million baffles in order to get to the acual intake filter. if that were all gutted, it would be amazing. theres a way to do it .. have to get onto that
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Originally Posted by emerica4601
my ram air hood is a joke. the air has to go through a million baffles in order to get to the acual intake filter. if that were all gutted, it would be amazing. theres a way to do it .. have to get onto that
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Hmmmm I wonder if that has already been done to mine. Anyone have any pics of before and after??
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remove the baffles and cut the opening inside of the hood..it works. ![Devil](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_devil.gif)
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Originally Posted by emerica4601
my ram air hood is a joke. the air has to go through a million baffles in order to get to the acual intake filter. if that were all gutted, it would be amazing. theres a way to do it .. have to get onto that
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just requires a small hobby saw and some time and patience
oh and the screen on the nostrils themselves are to keep bigger stuff out, those baffles in Engineer speak are called water traps, because the air can turn those corners faster than water the water hits the baffles and loses speed and falls down into the "collection area" where it simply drains out of the holes on the bottom
Im designing some removable baffles kinda like the LS1 guys have for their WS6 hoods. so that way I can drive in the rain with confidence.
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[QUOTE=burnzilla]Ram Air is worthless on an LT1 Camaro.
Works good on the birds though.
Worthless? Expensive maybe but not worthless. The LT1 needs all the help it can get when it comes breathing.
Works good on the birds though.
Worthless? Expensive maybe but not worthless. The LT1 needs all the help it can get when it comes breathing.
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[QUOTE=Lethal Z] I think what burnzilla meant was the SS ram air, it had way too many bends and plumbing, it came in the hood took a right turn then turns again goes into the filter box then down to the front then turns again and then goes into the MAF then finally into the intake
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Ram Air is worthless on an LT1 Camaro.
Works good on the birds though.
Worthless? Expensive maybe but not worthless. The LT1 needs all the help it can get when it comes breathing.
Works good on the birds though.
Worthless? Expensive maybe but not worthless. The LT1 needs all the help it can get when it comes breathing.
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Originally Posted by burnzilla
Ram Air is worthless on an LT1 Camaro.
Works good on the birds though.
Youre K&N FIPK is better than Ram Air.
Although some of these guys are converting to Lids... which is a little better then a normal CAI.
Works good on the birds though.
Youre K&N FIPK is better than Ram Air.
Although some of these guys are converting to Lids... which is a little better then a normal CAI.
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i have a 94 lt1 z and i had the kand n cai then bought the ascd ram air hood and slp ram air air box. i cut out the baffels and man what a difference better acceleration felt more power off the line and then around 70 80 mph pulls alot harder. o and by the way i sealed it with the foam stuff they send with it. deff. worth the change
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My stock SS intake was a joke. As stated above, there are 3 bends in it and it hovered over the driverside exhaust manifold which I'm sure was just so conducive to have cold air. I felt an improvement when I switched to the K&N FIPK. PLUS, the SS intake is taking up a huge chunk of space in the middle of everything.
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Since my car came with the ram air from the factory, I left it alone but decided to purchase an extra "lid" so I could cut out the baffles/slits to make it one big opening. You could actually see where the air was coming through the filter and the unused area by the black marks. I did not take the baffle out of the hood since the car does see rain occasionally.
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
Since my car came with the ram air from the factory, I left it alone but decided to purchase an extra "lid" so I could cut out the baffles/slits to make it one big opening. You could actually see where the air was coming through the filter and the unused area by the black marks. I did not take the baffle out of the hood since the car does see rain occasionally.
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Did you see any difference in throttle response after cutting the lid?
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It could have all been in my head but throttle response did seem a bit crisper. It was obviously really easy to do. I am working on smoothing the entire intake passage and the next step is to replace the ribbed piece that runs from the air box to the throttle body. I'll post some pics when finished.