Ram Air tube...or something?
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I haven't done this yet, but was planning to plumb the S/C airbox on the left side of the engine compartment down next to the left tire wheel well about 9" from road level.
The best placement for air intake tubes is a cold, low-pressure, high CFM area under the chassis, or near the front of the truck (such as the front air damn). Ram air is "nice" until the hood/engine temps get extremely hot on top of the hood, which occurs about 5 minutes after engine startup.
The best placement for air intake tubes is a cold, low-pressure, high CFM area under the chassis, or near the front of the truck (such as the front air damn). Ram air is "nice" until the hood/engine temps get extremely hot on top of the hood, which occurs about 5 minutes after engine startup.
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I did this to my Volant. Instead of paying $125 for the Volant tube I made one out of dryer vent hose and a cpl of plumbing parts. The Volant airbox has a place to hook this up very neatly. Pics in my gallery somewhere. Haven't really noticed any HP gain, might get a cpl hundred yards per gallon though!
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11-03-2007, 10:58 PM
Originally Posted by nuclearthreat54
Any one with piping or tubing or something from the front end of the truck that leads up to your aftermarket intake for colder air? Pics please, Im thinking about this. I just picked up a K&N FIPK and i wanted to see if there are any gains from 45mph?
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For what its worth a true Ram Air set up on a Trans Am WS6 is worth 3hp at 100MPH versus a plain Trans Am without Ram Air. So I seriously doubt a home made set up would net you even that much on your truck. I wouldn't think that would be worth the time to go to Lowe's to pick up the drier vent tubing.