SilverStallion

if i were able to build a ram air system that was mounted either above or under the liscense plate...would i be able to drive that in say...the rain?? or do i need some sort of bypass valve for bad weather.

WesDe

You should be ok. The water would have to travel pretty far up to get in the engine, so rain would not be a problem Try not to go in deep water of flooded streets. I have a ram air going under my front bumper and I have not had any problems. Go for it.

roundman

as long as you keep an air filter in the system somewhere, I would say go for it but the lower you go, the more debris and rainwater you will suck up in the intake for the ram air and you need to clean it out fairly often. a coarse metal screen across the opening will help some. I ran one on mine through the foglite opening after I removed the lights but I don't drive it on the street anymore.

nhdungeonracer

I don't know how true this is, but I read somewhere that the effects of ram air aren't beneficial until after 100 mph. I'm not an expert on this by any means, so don't chew me out Just sharing what I've read. Did kinda make sense, because the motor is already sucking air thru the tube at an "X" amount of speed, and you have to get the air going in faster than the motor will draw in order to have the "ram air" effect. I do think the 100 mph figure is a little high, but again, I'm no expert.

WesDe

Stock inlets are very restricted. That goes for exhsaust as well. It keeps the engine quiter and that is what the factory is after. It is always good to open the airway because there is a lot of suction at WOT, so even if you are not going 100 mph, your engine will suck more air with cold air intake. The more air the better. There might not be a drastic increase in horsepower, but as you add more mods you will feel the diference.

VertStangGT86

Mounting it there probably wouldn't work too well since the radiator's right there. I'd go with a fog-light setup or something like what roundman has.

Mustang88LXKid

why not go with a March Ram Air kit, its like 120 bucks and has everything to make it have ram air, thats what I have.

VertStangGT86

That would work fine too, I was just talking about if you're gonna build something.