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Old 05-13-2007, 12:39 AM
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Hey I didn't see a ram air kit for the Speed3....With how the airbox is positioned and the ducts just above it in the hood, wouldn't it be reeeally simple to make it ram air?
 
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Old 05-13-2007, 08:00 AM
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Essentially it already is ram air (duct in front grille routes straight up to the intercooler.)
 
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Old 05-13-2007, 08:22 AM
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The ducting is to help cool the air running through the intercooler. A CAI is what you need. That is essentially theram air system.
I don't think cutting into the duct work and airbox would be a good idea. You'd be robbing cool air fron the ic and setting yourself up for a whole host of irreversable CEL's imo.

 
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Old 05-13-2007, 01:19 PM
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Yeah I knew it would rob much needed air from the intercooler....I didn't know if there was a system out there for it, or if I could make a nice one myself. I'm not a "hack and slash" guy, if I were to make one I'd have to have the components to fab one that would look professional. If I could find the stuff to make one, would it produce a CEL?? I didn't think it would, as far as I know the more air the better.
 
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Old 05-13-2007, 02:37 PM
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a ram air isn't a bad idea for a turbo. all that it would do is bring fresh air in from outside of the engine compartment which would make that air cooler than the air it was getting. aside from that, you could just get the CAI that inducts from the fender well. that would do the same thing and might be less restrictive.
 
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