Remember all that stuff too about me not being responsible for your car's health.

This is a very home style ram air thingy I made. I originally had it routed to come out under the bumper in front of the tire but then decided why not make it a ram style.

It actually makes a little difference especially at upper rpms-this motor really likes air flow. I also have an OBX exhaust, header and K&N drop in so this I am sure compliments those.

The biggest difference I noticed is that with hot weather it doesn't seem to loose power like it did.

You need a 3.5 inch or bigger spiral aluminum pipe-I found mine in a garage so I am not sure where to get one or what it is supposed to be for. I also got the hose clamp for free. Cutting the holes in the grill piece takes a a sharp knife too.

Remove the snorkel from the airbox-slide the tubing over the snorkel extension from the airbox with the hose clamp already around it, (you might have to slightly slit the tubing to get it to open enough) and then route it down and out the bumper and clamp it to the airbox. You can drive it like this too as long as it's not too close to the ground.

 

Props! for your DIY-attitude.

 

I'm not sure of the exact name for it, but that's the kind of duct you use for the outlet of a dryer. One would find it where major appliances are sold.

 

Thanks

That's kind of what I thought but wasn't sure as far as the hose.

It does seem to make it run better (smoother) and have more power, especially at higher rpms-not sure how much of a ram effect it has but can't hurt.

So far no problems sucking in leaves, buds, flowers, small children-I suppose I just need to check the filter more frequently to make sure.

 

Great, simple DIY!...

 

Not bad, dude.

 

Thanks

 

It's called a Dryer Vent Hose / Flex Pipe.
You can get all you want at Home Improvement Outlets
i.e. Home Depot, Lowe's, and others...

If you own a Dryer, just look in the back.
I't what vents out the excess dryer heat.
What you found in the garage, someone had a longer
piece then cut it to the proper length and had leftover.

Great DIY, BTW

MR LUV

 

Hopefully it was not in the garage still attached to the dryer! Nice DIY mod for free (or <$10 if you have to buy the dryer hose).

 

Just redid my K&N air filter today (probably overdue-made a difference though) and the ram air really didn't allow much extra crap into the airbox.

The filter was dirty and there was 1 bug stuck to it but other than that there was a little pile of leaf bits about the size of a quarter in the airbox just sitting there out of the way and that was it. Not bad for 20,000 plus miles through all the seasons with dirt, leaves, grass, pollen, etc

 

I like it!

I've thought about doing something similar, but wasn't sure what materials to use.
The dryer vent pipe is a great idea.

 

i did this to my vw when i was in high school works great ..only thing you can really do to my vw, was a 87 all the dam wire and ish .....im sure it will help on really cold days to..

 

if you don't want to check your filter as much, grab a piece of mesh and put it over the hole.

i used part of window screen.

 

Somebody also asked me about the threat from water-I live in Oregon where it rains for 6 months straight and have had no problem (that is why I didn't run it to the upper grill though)

 

Sweet mod, but I feel bad for the box thats slammed when it hits a deep one in a rainstorm haha, sweet writeup

 

I had that same set up before I added the YDR Shortram with K&N filter and my grilled foglight covers.

 

just read this today.....very nice

 

Thanks for the props.

The only draw back-I am changing my tranny fluid this week and have to get past it and the airbox to get to the fill hole....probably not much difference though-have to remove the airbox anyway

 

wouldn't this be terrible in the winter though?

 

no its even beter in the winter...i took the fog light cover off my box after it just snowed and wow the cold air is so nice to it (my injen sri sits right in front of the cover)...in the summer i kept it covered as it was way to hot and humid in kc...another good mood in hot weather is to change plugs to iriduims in hot area's ..i guess the humidty does something to the engine in hot places so it's kinda a good thing to do..