v6 ram air?

[thunderchicken]

if i got a ram air box from a 2000 T/A could i put it on my 95 V6 firebird? if i could hook it up, would i need a new hood right off the bat or could i leave the stock hood on? what difference would it make if i put it on the v6? and what injectors would i need to get to match the MAS?

[camaro_zach]

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by thunderchicken:
if i got a ram air box from a 2000 T/A could i put it on my 95 V6 firebird? if i could hook it up, would i need a new hood right off the bat or could i leave the stock hood on? what difference would it make if i put it on the v6? and what injectors would i need to get to match the MAS?<hr></blockquote>

First off, welcome to the boards.

You have an angled TB, the 2000 has a straight TB. and there is much more diffrent. A cold air intake would be much better for you. And IF it would fit, you wouldnt need the new hood. Also, injectors have nothing to do with ram air, and when you say MAS do you mean MAF? either way neither is nesscary. Do some searches to learn more or look at the modification database on the website to get a good idea of whats avaiable.

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EDIT: also this belongs in the induction section.

[ February 10, 2003: Message edited by: camaro_zach ]</p>

[Magnus]

Moving to intake/exhaust.

[silicuda]

Welcome to the board!

I have a v6 firebird as well, and I looked into adding ram air to my car.

This is what I learned... it can be done... however, you will need a new hood, and the ram-air intake... then you will need to do a little bit of customization using PVC piping to angle everything properly into your MAF.

Or.. an other concept ram-air mod would be to keep the old hood, and add an airbox with a whisper lid connected to maf using PVC Piping. The air would be router from under the car to the airbox using PVC piping once again. If you don't have foglights in those little holes on your front bumper you could cut holes and run the pipes from there to the airbox,

if you do have foglights, you can run an airscopp under the front bumper (its around 10" wide and 1" tall and connect that to PVC piping that routes to the airbox.

...this can take water up, but to counter that all you do is put an S pipe somewhere in there or a U pipe and that will help prevent water from running up to the airbox.

[slacker69]

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[pvtschultz]

Much to the disbelief of the general public, ram air does not work, I repeat, RAM AIR does not affect power out put. It is the colder intake charge that makes up the power gains. Ram air looks cool, but if you want the performance, get a well insulated CIA and get the true benefits. Now I'm sure that someone is going to argue this one by posting power figures or something, but using the most well known fluids equation, Bernoulli's Equation, you'll see that a car travelling at even speeds of 100 MPH won't see a 1 psi increase in intake pressure. Sorry guys.

[strobhen]

Well, I shant directly argue you pvt

Basically you want to get your air intake in a position to get the most cold air possible.

I can definitely see how a CAI would be more effective than traditional ram air. It has a larger scoop and as in an area that will potentially get plenty of air.

But a CAI is a CAI, whether the scoop is in front of the radiator or on top of the hood, they are the same concept -- one just might be better at bringing in air than the other.

Personally, I would prefer getting my air from a scoop (or hole) in the hood just to allow more airflow over the radiator.

Bottom line is though -- best bang for the buck is CAI by far. Ram air hoods are not really for performance sake, they are 7-10x the price of a commercial cai (more if you make your own). They are for apperance' more than anything.