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Grand prix ram air

Nates94

Nates94

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I have a GTX ram air hood that I want to put on my GTP. I currently have a Wizzair CAI on the car. I was thinking I could cut a hole in the top plastic, and then use a piece of foam to to connect it to the opening in the underside of the hood. Has anyone else done this? I think this could work.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-OEM-GM-SL...ash=item5d57e2f499:g:FQoAAOxyc2pTa83S&vxp=mtr

This is what I what to do, but I don't have a GTX air intake.

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This is what I have now.

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As long as the hole in the hood lines up. I have thought about it myself with my slp hood. I don't think it will help much though. The supercharger will pull air in anyway.
 
Here's what you do, get that piece of foam ( you can buy it on ebay or from GM by the way) attach it to the hood, put a thin layer of Vaseline, or grease or water soluble paint on the other side of the foam. Close the hood, after a few seconds open the hood. Look at the wizard air, you now know exactly where to make the hole so it lines up.
 
I'd go for it. You already have the hood so might as well make it functional. It probably won't help very much but it definitely won't hurt anything.
 


cold air is cold air. air pulled in from outside the engine bay is always going to be better than air heated by the engine. but either way, the supercharger is going to heat the air, so how much difference it makes is up for debate.
 
How will you keep the air filter from getting soggy? Also I kinda wonder if there won't be low pressure right there rather than high. I'm cool with the idea, as long as the hood structure isn't compromised.
 
SgtMarshal said:
cold air is cold air. air pulled in from outside the engine bay is always going to be better than air heated by the engine. but either way, the supercharger is going to heat the air, so how much difference it makes is up for debate.
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Actually debate is not needed, it has been studied and postings made, you just have to search for the information, it's out there. Not that it wouldn't lower intake temps as it does, the heat soak of the SC offsets any potential gain, let alone if you're dropping pulley sizes and having the SC spin at speeds above normal. Then the heat generation is even greater :D

colling air, cooling fuel, snout cooling, cooling cooling has all been tried... Best effect is cooling air POST SC, ie, Intercooler... But yeah, in a very, very small way, outside air is better than air from under the hood.

... as for the OP, have you considered a side vent in the drivers fender? They're readily available and a fender more espasily workable and replaceable should it not work well or look like crap.
 
I just took the top off of my wizaired, noticeable difference in sound, that's for sure. I have a ram style hood and the hole is right above the intake anyways
 
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