ram air

[Ace]

Re: ram air

This is why I never bothered to actually get the "ram-air" airbox for my SS hood. Right now the SS hood acts as more of a engine cooler then anything else which is good for hot Florida. Under highway driving my engine temps are pretty dang low as in they barely lift off the start of the temp guage and this is with 90-95* weather. I enjoy the look of it more then anything else.

Your guage/sensor is busted if its not reading at least 150* on the highway.

[vanbibber]

Re: ram air

I believe that funkz is right, because although the hood is not "ramming" air into the intake it is making it easier for the car to take in more cooler air than a conventional intake, and this again would only be if the ss hood was a straight shot to the filter, but saying that it would have no effect on the engine would be just like saying, put your intake in a sealed box with one slit in it and it will perform the same way. When the engine will have to suck for air in order to fill the cylinders, if anything i would say ram air provides another source for air. Besides if this were not true and ram air did not work then why do people by high-flow intakes, or the slp ram-air kit, that flows more air to the intake. again i know they don't "ram air" that's a super/turbo, but it does provide more cfm's of air to the intake and to the motor, and you can't deny that, because if you take your basic intake flow, and add to it, the add air flow from a direct shot ram air hood, i bet it have a larger air mass at the intake. If not, then maybe i'm wrong. Oh and i wouldn't quote anything from a website, where a two year old can submit corrections to it or info. Just my .02.

ITS NOTHING MORE THAN A EXPENSIVE PRETTY LOOKING COLD AIR INTAKE. yes you'll get some power by pulling in more air. but thats because its not as restrictive as the stock airbox. it wont pull in anymore air than a cold air intake.

[RevingRed99FB]

Re: ram air

It is un-American to not like GM! He sounds like a traitor and should be put in front of a firing squad

Funny, the newest billboards here in dallas are written in spanish...go figure.