ram air with a carb
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ram air with a carb
has anyone come up with a way to set up functional ram air on a carb engine? all the air boxes I see are listed as "for speed density TPI cars only"
would it be effective enough to be useful?
would it be effective enough to be useful?
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It seems to me like a ram air hood doesn't do muich ramming, really.. just gets cold air into the intake. That being said, I don't see why a ram air hood/cowl induction hood with an open element air filter wouldn't have the same basic effect.
But if you really want one.. Make one. I can't remember who on the boards has it, but basically, it's a ram air hood with a throttle body injection system. The base of the air cleaner is a lot bigger and extends all the way to the front of the engine, and seals against the hood.
But if you really want one.. Make one. I can't remember who on the boards has it, but basically, it's a ram air hood with a throttle body injection system. The base of the air cleaner is a lot bigger and extends all the way to the front of the engine, and seals against the hood.
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Does it rain where you live? Then you don't want to be rigging something with a hole in the hood.
The factory designed an excellent "ram air" (there's really no such thing at highway speeds, it's just a marketing gimmick, what you really want is "cold air) system. It came on the L69 Z28s. I picks up cold outside air from above the headlights.
The factory designed an excellent "ram air" (there's really no such thing at highway speeds, it's just a marketing gimmick, what you really want is "cold air) system. It came on the L69 Z28s. I picks up cold outside air from above the headlights.
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That calls itself a "ram air box"; but it draws in hot underhood air. It would be a distant second choice to the L69 setup, in terms of effectiveness. It's better than some designs but far from the best.
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You're supposed to connect some 4" flex hose to duct cold air from the front, not leave it open to pull in hot air under the hood. Provided you have the space to route the hose it should out flow any factory system.
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Yes. T/As were available with the L69, in the same years. I've never seen one with a dual snorkel but somebody says that their 85 had it, I've only seen 83s and 84s that I can remember. Like most of the better air intake systems, the Camaro HO air cleaner won't fit under the anti-performance hoods of most Firebirds.
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What kinda hood you got? Factory ram air for the "turbo bulge" (82-84 t/a & formula) came on both the crossfire and l69 t/as in 82-84. Might be kinda hard to get ahold of though...
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Originally posted by RB83L69
Yes. T/As were available with the L69, in the same years. I've never seen one with a dual snorkel but somebody says that their 85 had it, I've only seen 83s and 84s that I can remember. Like most of the better air intake systems, the Camaro HO air cleaner won't fit under the anti-performance hoods of most Firebirds.
Yes. T/As were available with the L69, in the same years. I've never seen one with a dual snorkel but somebody says that their 85 had it, I've only seen 83s and 84s that I can remember. Like most of the better air intake systems, the Camaro HO air cleaner won't fit under the anti-performance hoods of most Firebirds.
Oh, and in the picture, there is really no carb under it but their is now. I also have a non ac heater box instead of a gaping hole on the firewall now too.
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What kinda hood you got? Factory ram air for the "turbo bulge" (82-84 t/a & formula) came on both the crossfire and l69 t/as in 82-84. Might be kinda hard to get ahold of though...
What kinda hood you got? Factory ram air for the "turbo bulge" (82-84 t/a & formula) came on both the crossfire and l69 t/as in 82-84. Might be kinda hard to get ahold of though...
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