cold air vs. ram air
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Re: cold air vs. ram air
Ram Air- typically a short intake pipe. Mostly brings in alot of hot air stemming from the engine, pending the location of the pipe.
Cold Air-typically a long intake pipe. Usually sits a few inches off the ground. Good thing-bring in more air from the outside than from the engine. So of course cooler air density provides more power. Bad thing, can easily ingest water/oil/rocks so forth and so forth, especially if your intake filter is crap, or crazy enough to drive without one.
Either way is more effective than the stock airbox.
Cold Air-typically a long intake pipe. Usually sits a few inches off the ground. Good thing-bring in more air from the outside than from the engine. So of course cooler air density provides more power. Bad thing, can easily ingest water/oil/rocks so forth and so forth, especially if your intake filter is crap, or crazy enough to drive without one.
Either way is more effective than the stock airbox.
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Re: cold air vs. ram air
Originally Posted by XcessiveEclipse
Ram Air- typically a short intake pipe. Mostly brings in alot of hot air stemming from the engine, pending the location of the pipe.
Not sure where you are getting your definition from.
Ram air is technically a glorified Cold air intake system.
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Re: cold air vs. ram air
Originally Posted by WS6
I don't understand what you are saying? Ram Air is outside air "rammed" into a nostril(s) in the hood into an airbox/filter then right to the motor.
Not sure where you are getting your definition from.
Ram air is technically a glorified Cold air intake system.
Not sure where you are getting your definition from.
Ram air is technically a glorified Cold air intake system.
here's a bad picture for reference, but the red intake/filter is a "ram air" intake.
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Re: cold air vs. ram air
LoL HERE... this is short ram. http://www.mimousafiles.com/prods/477_b.jpg
all it is, is a metal tube with an air filter at the end, usually shorter than stock air box, and basicaly adds a mean sound to your engine.. most say it will help with gas milage and some say it gives you somewhere from 2-3hp
this is cold air intake CAI - gives you more power, becuase colder air is going into engine. More risky, water rocks and such can get into engine.... causing alot of damage.
http://www.car-stuff.com/coldairintake.htm
all it is, is a metal tube with an air filter at the end, usually shorter than stock air box, and basicaly adds a mean sound to your engine.. most say it will help with gas milage and some say it gives you somewhere from 2-3hp
this is cold air intake CAI - gives you more power, becuase colder air is going into engine. More risky, water rocks and such can get into engine.... causing alot of damage.
http://www.car-stuff.com/coldairintake.htm
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Re: cold air vs. ram air
the best would be to make on that is as straight as possible and goes down by the bottom of the car, so you get even more air. and save some cash build one of you can. hell or get an ebay one, kind of hard to mess up a metal pipe
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ram air, outside air is basically forced into the engine. generally more effective when youre actually moving.
cold air intake is just a relocated intake vs stock that gets colder air, example= farthur into the wheel well or anywhere besides hot engine air.
id say the main difference is cold air has to suck air in usually where as ram air is just allowing air to be forced in.
both suck, just go turbo
cold air intake is just a relocated intake vs stock that gets colder air, example= farthur into the wheel well or anywhere besides hot engine air.
id say the main difference is cold air has to suck air in usually where as ram air is just allowing air to be forced in.
both suck, just go turbo