mdhawk
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i wanted to retrofit a ram air intake to work with my existing cai. I was a little worried about water getting in. Any thoughts?
Has anyone tried this?
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mdhawk
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On the bottom of my fender there is a little hole cut in a plastic cover. I opened up the hole and noticed that I had more power while driving at slightly higher speeds. I figured it was from the air being pushed in, instead of being sucked in. It just made me wonder if anyone had good results from it.
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mdhawk
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This is the hole I was talking about
Truly don't see how cutting a hole in the Cover brace would give you "more power" considering its under the vehicle. I think its a mirage in your brain. Possible that you hear the sound of more air, thinking its giving you more power but reality is its not.
iamdub
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Between the cost of the scoop and the risk of inhaling water, it's definitely not worth the extra HP or two you MAY gain at 70+ MPH.
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mdhawk
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That may be true but obviously they make a system like that for a reason. That's kinda why I was throwing it out there.
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mdhawk
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My thought on that was my cai is drawing air from that fender well. Thinking if the air was moving inside it would create better flow
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Tonyrodz
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I have the Volant cai with the scoop. I put it in before all my engine mods, and giving it gas you'd really hear the air being sucked in, but now the Hoe is so loud, I can't hear it any more. Idk if it really adds anything substantial, but it is cool. I never had any issues with water being sucked in. I think there's a very small hole on the bottom of the scoop to address that. I'd say do it. Can't hurt.
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mdhawk
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I'm definitely going to do it. Hopefully soon I won't be able to hear mine either. Lol. Exhaust is on my "to do" list. Thanks for the pics.
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iamdub
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They also make throttle body spacers for MPFI engines, electric superchargers and that "Tornado" insert thing "for a reason".
Not trying to be a party pooper, just being realistic. That scoop certainly won't hurt anything and the chance of water ingestion can be avoided by not playing in water puddles. But, don't expect a noticeable gain beyond the placebo effect.
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mdhawk
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Haha. That's very true. I'll buy those right after my high performance exhaust bearings...
Tonyrodz
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Hey... Those work!!
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mdhawk
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I have a bridge I'm selling if your interested... [emoji848]
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mdhawk
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I started off on the little easy things. Catch can, cai, and tune. I'm moving on to the more expensive things now. Exhaust is high on my list.
