LDS06LEGACY Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 The other day when i was clearing my headlights, i also removed the silencer since i had the bumper off. Has anyone tried using the silencer hole to make some type of ram air???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTsleeper2 Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 i think there has been a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I kept my stock box and got an aftermarket grille that ports in more air for the air snorkel.. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisS Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Ultimately the best you're going to do is like Keefe has, just let more air in. You can't really "ram" air into a turbo, it's going to suck the air in at it's own rate. So you won't really benefit from a ram air setup like you would on a n/a engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 You mean the silencer come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisS Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 You mean the silencer come out? I used a chainsaw. That makes anything come out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Jedimaster* Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I used a chainsaw. That makes anything come out! Would a Garden Weasel work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmenace Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Would a Garden Weasel work? i think i read somewhere that even your weasel will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtmenace Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I kept my stock box and got an aftermarket grille that ports in more air for the air snorkel.. keefe- remind me again where you got your grill?!?! thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 http://www.kingofimports.com (email Kevin and he'll try to get you another one). Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul_Good Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 http://japanparts.com/images/ImageFromDB.php?base=1&no=1705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05silverbus Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I removed silencer and replaced it with a $8 PVC elbow 3" in diameter with a reducer to attach to the bottom of the cleaner box. The elbo drops perfectly to the fog light hole. I do not have fogs so I made mesh inserts to replace the stock plastic covers. It was extremly easy with the cow tipper(front bumper) off. Little to no difference except car runs a little cooler sound a little better. But in reality air isn't being forced in hard enough until approx 76 mph. There is a bit of a difference on the breeze way when passing or hitting a different speed zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxdave99 Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 I removed silencer and replaced it with a $8 PVC elbow 3" in diameter with a reducer to attach to the bottom of the cleaner box. The elbo drops perfectly to the fog light hole. I do not have fogs so I made mesh inserts to replace the stock plastic covers. It was extremly easy with the cow tipper(front bumper) off. Little to no difference except car runs a little cooler sound a little better. But in reality air isn't being forced in hard enough until approx 76 mph. There is a bit of a difference on the breeze way when passing or hitting a different speed zone. right but you're also an NA engine which will benefit from the ram air effect If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05silverbus Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 true I'm also blind so I didn't notice the hole Turbo suck vs ram post earlier so My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlander Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Keefe's grille $400 + My DIY grille mod $100 + time. Another idea for pseudo-Ram Air is if one has the STI/RBS lip spoiler then you could duct the air from the front into a pipe to the deleted silencer hole. I noticed while reinstalling the lower engine cover/splash guard that it already has recessed channels to that area... So if you opened the area above the lip (between the lip and OEM bumper cover), then sealed the whole area with a sheet of ABS. You could run a pipe down to the natural gathering area in front of the RF wheel, below the air box. Effective? who knows. Just another DIY project thought. In fact this mod could be engineered to work with Typhoons or other CAIs. Vir Est Fatum Ut Perficio Concepta Suus Progenies. - Man is destined to fulfill the capacity of his lineage (i.e. Darwinism) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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