Ram Air
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(Sry just didn't a quick photobucket search)
Oh ok, I wasn't aware of that, good to know.
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I believe there was a blue cobalt on here that did a custom ram air hood with GMPP intake. he gained an additional 5-10whp on top of the intake gains with his Ram air setup. So yes it works and with looks it is worth the money.
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that is the same thing as the RK hood, the only dif. is that the RK runs its to the side. but you could mod the hood to run it just to the TB but then you need a custom filter.
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"Anyway, as you can see in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram-air_intake entry, a RAM Air intake doesn't just push air near a filter, what it does is use the air velocity and shape of the intake to compress the air, allowing more air, not just colder air, into the system. A true Ram Air system (and not a ricer ram air hood above an intake) is physically connected and sealed into the intake system.
I know there is a Ram Air hood, but the GMPP filter - does it actually seal to the hood, and in line with the airflow?
EXACTLY - you can do it with the hood via a CUSTOM setup..... Without it, it isn't true RAM air - just a cold air.
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OK, I'm trying to be helpful here, gawd, enough with the " "
Anyway, as you can see in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram-air_intake entry, a RAM Air intake doesn't just push air near a filter, what it does is use the air velocity and shape of the intake to compress the air, allowing more air, not just colder air, into the system. A true Ram Air system (and not a ricer ram air hood above an intake) is physically connected and sealed into the intake system.
I know there is a Ram Air hood, but the GMPP filter - does it actually seal to the hood, and in line with the airflow?
EXACTLY - you can do it with the hood via a CUSTOM setup..... Without it, it isn't true RAM air - just a cold air.
"Anyway, as you can see in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram-air_intake entry, a RAM Air intake doesn't just push air near a filter, what it does is use the air velocity and shape of the intake to compress the air, allowing more air, not just colder air, into the system. A true Ram Air system (and not a ricer ram air hood above an intake) is physically connected and sealed into the intake system.
I know there is a Ram Air hood, but the GMPP filter - does it actually seal to the hood, and in line with the airflow?
EXACTLY - you can do it with the hood via a CUSTOM setup..... Without it, it isn't true RAM air - just a cold air.
its still ram air, the are is coming in at a high speed do to the fact that its is being pushed in from the scoop on the hood.
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An example of true ram air would be my 72 cutlass.
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Thx for all the help, wasn't too knowledgable about ram air set ups and them actually being closed.
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