A couple of pictures of a custom ram air for the camaro.
I used heater ducting that has a 90* bend and added 4 inched of sheet metal to the one end that goes to the fog light area.
I think it is a good mod and it seems to pull alot more after 70mph.
I hope to get to the track in april and see if the times get better from this.


This is the front with out the fog lights from a little distance.






This is the top where the filters will go. I just did the duct tape to seal the top to the filters but will design something in metal later.






Then here is a closer look at one and you can see the AC metal ducting possibly the smooth bend.







This is a closeup of the front and you can see the ducting.

 

Looks pretty good. I did the same thing roughly a number of months back. Only difference is that i used a dryer piece that is designed to take the dryer exhaust out of the house and two collectors. I cut holes in the plastic under the nose, bolted the plastic dryer pieces in place and the collectors slid right it making a nice tight fit. Threw in a few bolts for stability and bam, cold air.

I'll need to mod it a bit when i put my 350 in, but it should work.

 

Cool, get some K&N's now. I would've painted it satin black and put the lights back though.

 

Holy crap, that looks exactly like my car, and I have the same ram air setup(except mine is a bit bigger). I kept the fog lights there, though.

 

I was thinking about leaving the lights (fog) in there but thought it would limit the air at higher mph and cause more turbulence as it goes in.

K&N's I got them but they need cleaning, hehe. I'm a little poor out of a job right now so everything is on hold.

 

yeah, thats what i want to do. BUT PLEASE HELP ME! i have these like air covers under my filters. Do i cut those out and If i do will it hurt anything.

 

do any of yall drive ur cars in the rain cuz it seems like the ram air would suck the water into the motor with those paper filters.

 

Yea, I cut them off completely. Then you have a plastic peice from above the fog lights to the top of the radiator to pervent too much air turbulence in front of the filter, I took this out too. Some guys just cut holes in it and run the tubes to the fog light area.
I haven't noticed any problems with over heating and in fact it looks like it is staying alittle cooler. Go figure.

I drive mine as a daily driver and I have not seen any problems with any weather snow or rain or behind big rigs in the rain.

 

Hey

How much of a HP gain do u guys think u get from the custom ram air. I am thinking of doing it but am not sure on how and I dont want to bust anything. Is it even worth doing, is there a power difference. I want to do it exactly like the 1st pictures on the post show, Can u guys tell me how to do it like that. And tell me if it is worth it or not. Thanks

 

Well I haven't gotten to the track to even give an idea of HP gain.
I can feel a difference but "Butt O meters" are not very reliable, hehe.
If you go to "HAWKS Thirdgen Parts" Site the one sponser up top in orange he shows a dyno chart of a ram air kit he sells.
I heard from a friend that you can expect to get 1 tenth decrease in the 1/4 mile and an extra 1 mph. Could be more with other stuff like heads, cam and tuning maybe not.
When I get to the track I'll post, sorry.

Check my web site in my profile I'm trying to write something up.
The parts cost me $20.