ok I want to do a weird mod. I think someone already did it. On the ram air hood, the vents it seems to have that "blockage" for the air to go just straight through. I want to cut that fiberglass part behind the vents and when it rains I want to close it up with some acrylic vents or something, has anybody done this or have an idea?? thanks!!!

 

I laugh every time I hear/see someone call their car a WS7 or WS9.

 

I did that too, then my buddy ran into a "Ws7" with a Ls7. I quit laughing pretty quick.

 

Drill the rivets on the under side of the hood. Once you do, you just need to pry off the vents that are blocking the way (they are held on with glue).

Run the grills off when you want air to come in, and put the grills back in when not wanting. (I sprayed water directly at it with the grills on and not one drop got through.

 

wait, does this mod fit with the SLP HO hood?

 

i cut the baffles out of my firehawk hood you can stick your hand right through the hood in to the air box, mines been like this for like two years and i've never got water in the air filter or had any water problems

 

why? so your engine gets dusty faster?

 

 

well mine runs better and yea it does get a little dusty under the hood but that just gives me a reason to detail it

 

so you do get a difference in performance then? what gains? how many horses?

 

I don't get it. Why destroy a perfectly functional hood? You cut that thing and you may gain like 5 HP...it's not worth it. IMOHP.

I took my SS scoop grill out and lost it...wish I just left it alone.

 

maybe 5hp, but hey 5hp here 5hp there, they add up in the long run plus it's free, can't beat free horsepower

 

I fully understand "a little here/there" concept. Just take the hood completely off as well as the Lid,TB and just run the "open manifold mod", thats free too!(see mod section for further detail)

Really though, do what you want, "to each his/her own". I feel sorry if you ever have to replace the hood just to sell it to the next owner, that free HP is gonna cost you.

 

I'd still laugh because if that is the way it worked then the WS6 would have been a WS1 with an LS1.

 

5hp is something...and yes Im probably decreasing the value of the hood, but I dont plan selling it anyways...newbie on the word baffle...what the hell is that on the hood?? lol

 

i picked up 17rhwp with my ws10 hood

 

the ram air is worthless on these cars to begin with, no point in ruining a hood. if you want more air, cut the underneath of where the filter sits on. if you want to go even more into detail take out the plastic guard that sits behind the condensor and it will let air flow freely.

 

ive done that already...so then a ram air hood is just for looks...thats BS! money wasted

 

basicly, there's alotta controversy (sp) on it and it's pretty much proven it's a looks thing. there's a few threads on it and some good info to be read. but my best way of explaining a real "RA" set up is like pro stock. one of my analogies on this forced air is that the computer will only take in as much air as needed so it's not actually forcing it, just making it less strained pulling it in. such as get a water hose and put it in your mouth, put it on full blast and see how much water (air) you can take in down your throat (intake) and how much pushes back out. it's because your body (ECU) doesn't need, or can't handle it, so it rejects it. at least that's how i had to explain it to some numb nuts who didn't want to understand it lol.

 

Yeah, pretty much.