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| minnesota loon |
  Oct 19 2007, 08:20 AM
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Has anyone gone to a ram air system? It would seem to open up alot of space in the engine compartment. What has your experience been? Is it worth the investment?
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| BahnBrenner914 |
Oct 19 2007, 06:30 PM
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The girl is gone and all I have now is a beat-up teener Group: Members Posts: 301 Joined: 22-May 04 From: Gig Harbor and University Place, WA :: School in Angola, IN :: girlfriend in Sarasota, FL Member No.: 2,094 Region Association: None |
I have the Autoatlanta type intake. It's not a ram air system, but a bigger/higher flow filter. It makes more noise, you can hear the air sucking in. As far as performance, it doesnt hurt, but it's not a magic hp wand.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Oct 19 2007, 07:26 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(BahnBrenner914 @ Oct 19 2007, 05:30 PM)  I have the Autoatlanta type intake. It's not a ram air system, but a bigger/higher flow filter. It makes more noise, you can hear the air sucking in. As far as performance, it doesnt hurt, but it's not a magic hp wand. Bigger? Yes, it's larger, but the pleats are coarse, and there aren't very many of them. The pores are FAR larger, giving you more air flow, and dirt flow, until the oil on the element collects enough dust, at which point you have LESS air flow. We compared the square inches of the K&N panel filter against the stock paper filter. It had less than half the filter area, and of course, larger pores. How can that be better, you say? It's NOT. I've never seen any dyno results for this stuff, maybe because the results wouldn't sell any filters. What matters in filters is the square inches of filter media and the size of the pores. All the rest is BS. Twice the filter area allows the same flow with smaller pores, giving you the same flow as the less efficient filter. Maybe quieter, too. Noise level isn't a measure of power. The Cap'n |
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