Short Ram Intakes

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

Who uses one, and how do you like it?

I know Alex (turbo medic) has had good things to say about his euro sport.

[Kor]

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Who uses one, and how do you like it?

I know Alex (turbo medic) has had good things to say about his euro sport.

There are some weird ones on TMTuning's site.

[BadKenny]

Re: Short Ram Intakes

Who uses one, and how do you like it?

I know Alex (turbo medic) has had good things to say about his euro sport.

FWIW, I have a DIY 3" Ractive cone intake on my car, which is more or less (but probably less ) equal to a run of the mill short ram....to be honest, if they had a CAI for my car (which I know they do for VW's) I'd get one instead (more gains to be had, as my intake is literally right next to my catalytic converter and my turbo)....I actually did it mostly for the sound (so I can hear my DV and actually hear my little K03 spin) and throttle response had a very placebo-like improvement. Depending how restrictive the stock air box is on your car (and if its turbo or NA) there may be little to no gains....supposedly the stock air box on my car is fine up to 300hp, but where's the fun in that?

With a short ram, its all about keeping the fresh air duct to the intake and heat shielding, heat shielding, heat shielding........ even after a spirited run, the intake pipe and filter are cool to the touch, but, in stop and go traffic, heat soak is definitely evident (without fresh air flowing over it, it gets real HOT, real quick under my hood)

[Aleks]

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Yeah, the advantage to my eurosport is the large heat sheild that virtually all but seperates the filter from the engine compartment.....that was before my mild mods to make my SS work properly underneath it....

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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Install on a short ram would be a lot easier than cai. But heat soak is already horrible on my car. Thats my biggest worry.

I know power gains are minimal with any intake, just lookin for a bit more noise.

[Kor]

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Install on a short ram would be a lot easier than cai. But heat soak is already horrible on my car. Thats my biggest worry.

I know power gains are minimal with any intake, just lookin for a bit more noise.

Honestly the CAI doesn't really take very long.

[Aleks]

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doesn't gain you much either in a forced induction car...

[Aleks]

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doesn't gain you much either in a forced induction car...

[Smartiepants]

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I have a p-flo that I bought for cheap

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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I had a p-flow on my old VR6. Sounded nice, but once the engine bay heated up, there was a noticeable drop in power. No heat shield btw.

[Canadian Turbo]

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I am running a Viper intake, that is a carbon fibre pipercross foam cone filter. Then the system has piping which can be routed to your lower bumper ducts or where ever you like. The sound is fantastic and I have no warming issues but I am only a little old VR6

[Khyron]

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But not much difference in noise.

Khyron

[Tuna]

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*chant* Pipe er cross....Pipe er cross

Don't make me look for the website!! Sure it's not a short ram, but it's so much more.

[Holksvagon]

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If your worried about heatsoak... put a full CAI and then dump in a BAD A$$ FMIC in tha bumper and your set..... I love my UPsolute FMIC not one bit of heatsoak even in this hot crap we are having

[Klobi-One-Kinobi]

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Would love a good fmic. Just dont want to dish out the $. Cuz I am a cheap ba$trd, ya know.

Ah, might have to loosen the purse strings if this heat keeps up.