my Ram Air Actually works now!!!!

[bloopbloob]

i got tired of the air filter not fitting properly, so tweaked it a bit and then sealed the seams with butyl tape, and also shortened the hose on my march ram air kit.

All i can say is WOW! never thought it would make much of a difference but it really does at high speeds....
the car pulls MUCH harder in 5th gear than it did before, could tell a big difference from about 2500 to almost 5000 rpms and it was still pulling pretty good.

anyways, i've given the ram air kit a pretty bum rep, but it actually suprised me today, so i just thought i'd share.

 

[BK_CAULEY]

hows that ram air window working out for ya?

 

[LaserSVT]

? Reffering to his rain gaurds?

 

[bloopbloob]

? Reffering to his rain gaurds?

i don't think so, but those are gone now just fyi.... can't install side glass with them on so..... yeah... both off.

 

[BK_CAULEY]

? Reffering to his rain gaurds?

i was reffering to the gapping hole in his window

 

[LaserSVT]

forgot about that

 

[bloopbloob]

anyways. wish i could get a measurable hp difference from this, cuz it seriously feels like maybe a 30hp difference over when it had "gaping holes" in the intake track... can't stress enough how impressed i am.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

30 horse is alot............................ keep telling yourself that.

 

[S&B]

my exhaust gave me 50 hp, so a ram air is good for 30

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

Thats true, I just put a 100mph club sticker from the local track on my SHO and it got like 25 horse so I guess thats right.

 

[bloopbloob]

i know its a lot. and i'm not saying that it IS that big of a difference, but thats honestly how it feels, and it wouldn't surprise me if it really was. no real difference at all until around 170km/h but after that, it pulls WAY harder than it used to. i'm not just makin up numbers to sound cool. all my other mods i have done have not impressed me that much as far as feeling much of a hp difference. this one has. i would guess that my tb, smog removal, UD pullies, C&L intake tube, and MAF (all done at the same time) MAYBE added 10hp. i really don't think i'm exaggerating this at around 30hp.... but whatever. flame on.

 

[Fett]

..

 

[S&B]

km/h your computer broken??

I would be interested to see if your getting any boost at that speed do you have a vac/boost gauge?

prolly not but it would be neat to see what the effect is

 

[fiveohwblow]

km/h your computer broken??

I would be interested to see if your getting any boost at that speed do you have a vac/boost gauge?

prolly not but it would be neat to see what the effect is

Swat I was thinking. After what I think to be 100 mph, if I am translating that right, the wind velocity can get pretty severe. Might be seeing a little bit. MAYBE one pound.. doubt it though...

 

[bloopbloob]

ok, well for all you imperial folk ... i'm talking about between about 105mph and 150mph where i notice the difference... no gauge or anything to go off of, but at that speed i think there would have to be some kind of pressure on the air going in.

 

[S&B]

ok, well for all you imperial folk ... i'm talking about between about 105mph and 150mph where i notice the difference... no gauge or anything to go off of, but at that speed i think there would have to be some kind of pressure on the air going in.

Your telling me that you drive 150mph in your mustang !!!

Im moving to canada

 

[bloopbloob]

OF COUSE NOT .... BUT, if i did, it would have been on a closed course, obviously. but the speedo only goes to 230km/h so after that it's just a guess of about 240+... (IF i were to ever think of doing such a thing)

 

[S&B]

the mounties would have your ass

 

[bloopbloob]

the mounties would have your ass

i doubt they could catch me at that speed (if i tried) on their horses....

 

[fiveohwblow]

MOUNTies having your ass...

reminds me of something i once read...

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=745202