Ram air done, complete, tested. Lots of pics (not 56k)
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Ram air done, complete, tested. Lots of pics (not 56k)
I finsished my ram-air. Many of you already know the setup, but to refresh, the duct on the driver'* side feeds the CAI, and the duct on the passenger side cools the SC and throttle body. Some basic assembly photos:
Mounted on the drivers side:
Katie and I took the car out to test today (Pooky is in CA at cheerleading nationals). Did 6 runs total. First 3 were with both ducts plugged in the engine bay (outlet ends) with clean rags, and tape to hold them in against any pressure. 3 different speeds (30mph, 45mph, 60mph) recording outside air temp, IAT temp, and SC temp (taken just under the mesh at the top of the SC next to the TB). We taped this thermometer (Fluke) to the windshield so we could see it, and took IAT measurements from the Actron scantool. Ambient air temp was taken from the Climate control.
We then stopped the car to unplug the ducts. Funny, the pressure at the scoops built up to the point that it popped the air hoses off the scoops under the car. This answered the pressure/flow question for me. We got back in and ran the same test at the same speeds, recording the same temps. Keep in mind, this was after full heat saturation of the engine/trans.
Our data:
ducts plugged (no ram air)
Speed----------Air temp-----------IAT temp------------SC temp
30-----------------58--------------------92--------------------93
45-----------------59--------------------95--------------------91.6
60-----------------60--------------------90--------------------81.2
ducts unplugged (ram air flowing)
Speed----------Air temp-----------IAT temp------------SC temp
30-----------------61--------------------86--------------------81
45-----------------61--------------------72--------------------80
60-----------------61--------------------70--------------------70
As you can see, it made quite a difference. I'm basically running both ducts at 10° above ambient temps, with a 10-20° reduction in temps across the board.
We then speed-tested the mounting up to 115mph, with no problems. The sprayed on bedliner coating is tough. Not a chip or ding, but we did have dead bug guts inside the scoops, and a dead wasp in the SC cover mesh
Some testing pics:
And the finished pics:
This was a major success as far as I'm concerned. Works great, very little cost, and looks ok. The only thing I might consider changing is the type of scoops, and adding some kind of heat extraction.
Mounted on the drivers side:
Katie and I took the car out to test today (Pooky is in CA at cheerleading nationals). Did 6 runs total. First 3 were with both ducts plugged in the engine bay (outlet ends) with clean rags, and tape to hold them in against any pressure. 3 different speeds (30mph, 45mph, 60mph) recording outside air temp, IAT temp, and SC temp (taken just under the mesh at the top of the SC next to the TB). We taped this thermometer (Fluke) to the windshield so we could see it, and took IAT measurements from the Actron scantool. Ambient air temp was taken from the Climate control.
We then stopped the car to unplug the ducts. Funny, the pressure at the scoops built up to the point that it popped the air hoses off the scoops under the car. This answered the pressure/flow question for me. We got back in and ran the same test at the same speeds, recording the same temps. Keep in mind, this was after full heat saturation of the engine/trans.
Our data:
ducts plugged (no ram air)
Speed----------Air temp-----------IAT temp------------SC temp
30-----------------58--------------------92--------------------93
45-----------------59--------------------95--------------------91.6
60-----------------60--------------------90--------------------81.2
ducts unplugged (ram air flowing)
Speed----------Air temp-----------IAT temp------------SC temp
30-----------------61--------------------86--------------------81
45-----------------61--------------------72--------------------80
60-----------------61--------------------70--------------------70
As you can see, it made quite a difference. I'm basically running both ducts at 10° above ambient temps, with a 10-20° reduction in temps across the board.
We then speed-tested the mounting up to 115mph, with no problems. The sprayed on bedliner coating is tough. Not a chip or ding, but we did have dead bug guts inside the scoops, and a dead wasp in the SC cover mesh
Some testing pics:
And the finished pics:
This was a major success as far as I'm concerned. Works great, very little cost, and looks ok. The only thing I might consider changing is the type of scoops, and adding some kind of heat extraction.
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The old retired couple I got it from did that. I've only scraped once. I will have to park back a bit when parking up to a curb, block, or planter box. They are about 1/2" lower than the black deflector.
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I'll be looking for a slightly more hidden approach to it Maybe slightly further back collection, and i'm not doing it till i find what I want for scoops.
Nice work though, but maybe some sort of mesh to strain bugs out to keep the engine clean may help some? I think the velocity isn't as important as the temp of the air coming in.
Nice work though, but maybe some sort of mesh to strain bugs out to keep the engine clean may help some? I think the velocity isn't as important as the temp of the air coming in.
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its looks neat with the scoops under the front regardless if you lowered the temps 1 degree it was a sucesss good job will we something different to work with instead of the maytag ram air set-up
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Originally Posted by Bassplayincrowe
I wanna see the performance benefits fromt the air going to the CAI
Shawn or Bullet, do you guys remember that post about temp vs. hp?