I recently purchased an ASCD Ram Air 1 Hood. I know it wasn't designed to be functional, but I was wondering if anybody were able to modify the hood to allow the air come in (kinda like a cold air induction) and possibly make it a semi-fuctional? If so, does anyone have pics of the modification?

Thanks

 

there used to be an air box available from ASCD. anyone knoe where he can find it.

 

Never was an air box for the RA1. There's one for the RAII that can be modified to work.

Kevin D.

 

No I remember an airbox for the RA1 also, but it wasnt ASCD

 

Are you thinking of the one for the suncoast creations hood with the nostrils at the very front of the hood?

 

Believe me, I've been following the ASCD RA1 since it came out. There was never an air-box for it, from ASCD or others. Iansane is right, Suncoast had a similar hood that didn't look as good that did have an air-box, but it won't fit the ASCD one. The fact that the ASCD isn't cut and has a rain/air deflector right behind the nostrils makes it real fun to even make another box work.

Kevin D.

 

I thought the Suncoast hood was a nicer hood than the ASCD RA I, and even more so since it was fucntional. Unfortunately by the time I was in the market for a hood the Suncoast one was discontinued.

Now it would be the RA II or nothing, because my opinion is why put on a ram air hood if you can't make t functional?

 

Exactly my feelings. I never said you couldn't make it functional, you just have to make stuff...

Kevin D.

 

Hood cut:

 

That is exactly what I'm looking for. Somebody who as cut the ASCD Ram Air 1 Hood. I'm hoping you can get more pics of that cut you made. I don't want to hurt anything else on my $500 hood (if you know what I mean).

Thanks so much!

 

BTW, where did you get the parts to make that Ram Air Filter box?

 

Request granted.. It's pretty easy to tell where the layers are not touching. I went a little in from where the top curves down on each side, that got my width. I then went as low as I could go before hitting the bottom curve. I did the same on the top, leaving it a straight line from side to side. This gives you a nice rectangle. Just some painters tape to keep the lines clear, then a reinforced cutoff wheel on the dremel. It really didn't take more then 10 minutes (hood was not on the car at the time).

You can see both sides of the 'rain deflector'. You can leave it, but it is in the way. It's only attached on the sides and is real loose in the middle. It's a rough piece of fiberglass, all you need to do is cut the sides and it will pull/break off of them.

I should have cut it before paint, but oh well. You can't really see in there much without stretching and a flash.

As far as the airbox, you can read what I did here: box thread

Since your going to a stock motor, you won't have to do nearly as much as I did. Just remember, the stock mounting tabs on the RA2 box puts it too far forward to do a whole lot.

Kevin D.

 

This engine is going to have the Holley Stealth Ram. So yeah, I might need to make a box like you did.

Thanks sooooo much!!!!!

I'll get started on the hood within the next week or two. The picture shows enough.

 

Shroom, is there a significant amount of rain where you are? I've always kind liked that style air flow. RA1 w/ a box going straight into the engine but I've always been kind of apprehensive about te engine sucking water. I realize it's not driving yet but does that worry you at all?

 

A good bit of rain, but the car isn't going to be in it. If I ever get caught, there really shouldn't be too much rain getting in. It would have to go through the small holes, 'float' high enough to get over the lip, get past the K&N that's designed to be rinsed, and then be enough to not evaporate through the intake.

You could probably get a foam strip like I have sealing the back of the air-box, and just shove that into the hole. The engine would still get plenty of air from elsewhere, but no direct path for water.

Kevin D.

 

By the way, shr00m, how wide is that cut? I figured that I can cut at the curves toward the top and bottom like you said, but I don't know how wide your cut was?

 

20", as wide as my filter.

Kevin D.