Does ram air give you noticably more power?

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82 Camaro Z28
350 w/4 bolt mains
030 over
9:5 comppresion
heavily ported 882 heads
gasket matched Torker intake Edelbock Performer 750 carb
Speed pro cam 222 @.05 .447 lift
headers with straight pipes
Borg Warner T-10
Posi

Another 82 Camaro Z28
Black w/silver racing stripes
355
Edelbrock Performer intake and 750 carb
4 bolt mains
69 camaro heads 64cc
9:1 compression
TH-350 w/stage 2 shift kit
275/60R15 out back
205/60R15 front

 

Well, I didn't notice it when I had the orignal air cleaner assembly on the car, but when I changed to an open element, there was a noticable difference, and the engine sounded much cooler. Love the sound of injectors spraying!

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Houston f-body Member Page
Third Gen Project (New Site)
1989 305 tbi Camaro RS Red/Red
Ram Air II Hood
Flowmasters
Edelbrock Open Element

"Stock?! Theres nothing "stock" about a stock car."

 

just wondering what do you have to do to get useable ram air ona thirdgen??


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1989 firebird formula

Mods: converted from T.B.I. to a carburator 305 to a 350. Flowmater exhaust,hedman shortie hedders,202 heads,350 horse cam,bored.40 over, Edlebrock torker2 and a 600 edlebrock manual choke.

Future mods performer rpm air gap intake (polished) comp roller cam, and way better headsa 400 defintely in the works!

 

burnout, you can get a cold air induction kit slp

 

I've got a TBI and I was thinking of doing something along the lines of open element with the K&N Xstream top plate and a ram air hood.. from stats I've seen, I'd say you'd notice a decent difference.. as far as TPI, I'm sure there'd be a significant difference.. why else would they make it?

 

I made a home made one from behind my driving lights on mt iroc and I don't really notice it in street driving but in expressway driving I really notice a huge difference.

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88 iroc
305 tpi

 

www.ramairbox.com has some neat ram air options for carbeurated and TBI equipped cars. I've seen people with their brights removed and these things ran to the holes. Pretty trick.

-Mark W.
'88 SC Camaro w/ 305 TBI

 

I notice a big difference over 55-60MPH to about 110MPH. And the engine always gets cooler air. definately a SOP improvement.
you can look at my website this weekend and I should have my how to up by then.

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88 WS6 T/A 305 TPI--
K&N,Air foil,hypertech chip, thermostat+fanswitch
free mods, dynomax exh, urethane motor+trans mounts,
SSM frame con, Bilsteins
very trick homemade ramair, Accel 300+ ignition system.
http://www.geocities.com/transam617