"Ram Air" without hood/fender body work - Page 2

docopharm · 10-10-2005, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by kingoftheroad

Straight from the source. Early 2006 - Ram Air hood for the Titan!!

Phil Alloy
1-888-575-3453 ext 1
www.keystonerestyling.com

These guys make some good-looking stuff. Can't wait to see how this looks!

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Originally Posted by baseballfanz

Just have someone stand in front of the truck with a leaf blower or something and blow in the area to produce "wind" effect.

That's pretty darn funny there!

SickWhip · 10-11-2005, 08:17 AM

Sweet!

QShip · 10-11-2005, 11:02 AM

Great job gr8titan!

**gr8titan** · 10-11-2005, 11:32 AM

Thank you everyone for the above posts. They're all positive and supportive

I drove the Titan this AM to work with the "rough ram air box" and my "butt dyno" tells me that the engine loves the "cold air" it's being forced to breath. Improved throttle response from 20mph on up. Truck zips in and out of Philly traffic like a "3000 pound sportscar"

I'll update this thread again when the final finish (carbon fiber) is done.

steves · 10-11-2005, 01:52 PM

Give me a heads up when you are going to the track, I might try to make it out.

docopharm · 10-11-2005, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by robert borsa

but first i cut a 4" hole in my hood

Whoa! you're a brave man! No way would I have gotten out the saw to cut a hole in the hood.

btw...might want to remove your actual address from your profile...somebody might show up at your house!

gr8: maybe a retarded question but....what about water being sucked in while driving in the rain? A potential problem or not?

cjviper · 10-11-2005, 02:02 PM

kingfotheroad,

Went to the keystone site and couldn't find anything about a titan ram air hood. Could you help point me in the right direction for this???

cjviper

Marc · 10-11-2005, 02:27 PM

gr8: maybe a retarded question but....what about water being sucked in while driving in the rain? A potential problem or not?[/quote]

That was my question

Papa_D · 10-11-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by docopharm

Whoa! you're a brave man! No way would I have gotten out the saw to cut a hole in the hood.

btw...might want to remove your actual address from your profile...somebody might show up at your house!

Thats not his address, that's where some jerk he doesn't like much lives. when he feels like causing them grief, he just berates some big mean guy on this site and presto, big mean guy shows up at the jerks door.

**gr8titan** · 10-11-2005, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by steves

Give me a heads up when you are going to the track, I might try to make it out.

OK. I'll let you know ahead of time. It would be at Atco Racetrack, NJ

**gr8titan** · 10-11-2005, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc

gr8: maybe a retarded question but....what about water being sucked in while driving in the rain? A potential problem or not? That was my question

A good possibility but no worse than any functional "hood scoop". I'm still brainstorming and researching an additional internal design on how to trap water without reducing the ram air benefit.

I also think it is safer with less exposure to water and rain compared to an intake located below the bumper (Volant 2nd gen).

An additional info I've found: there is a 3% HP loss for every 20 degree F increase in ambient air temperature. So if this is prevented or better yet reversed so the air intake is 20 degrees cooler, a 278 HP Titan can (possibly) gain 8.34 horses instead of losing them. Is this math right? This does not take into account the positive pressure of the "ram" effect forced into the box (unmeasurable unless in motion).

sc186 · 10-11-2005, 10:47 PM

According to what you've said, power would remain at 278 instead of dropping off to a heat soaked 269.xx

**gr8titan** · 10-12-2005, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sc186

According to what you've said, power would remain at 278 instead of dropping off to a heat soaked 269.xx

True and yes if the ambient temp is maintained.
But what I was thinking of the other end of this spectrum. If the temp is reduced, say by 20 degrees, is there a corresponding increase in HP?
Reason I think this, is that ALL "cold air intake" manufacturers claim invrease in HP's in their aftermarket intakes. They claim: more air and cooler denser air makes HP.

*95wolverine* · 10-12-2005, 04:02 AM

I just spent 15 minutes going through my old Thermodynamics class notes. I remember specifically talking about the ideal temperature for a 4 stroke engine to use to achieve maximum power. I couldn't find it but I am pretty darn sure that it is somewhere between 65-68 deg. Far.

Once you drop below that temperature, there is no more to be gained.

steves · 10-12-2005, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by gr8titan

A good possibility but no worse than any functional "hood scoop". I'm still brainstorming and researching an additional internal design on how to trap water without reducing the ram air benefit.

I also think it is safer with less exposure to water and rain compared to an intake located below the bumper (Volant 2nd gen).

An additional info I've found: there is a 3% HP loss for every 20 degree F increase in ambient air temperature. So if this is prevented or better yet reversed so the air intake is 20 degrees cooler, a 278 HP Titan can (possibly) gain 8.34 horses instead of losing them. Is this math right? This does not take into account the positive pressure of the "ram" effect forced into the box (unmeasurable unless in motion).

How about something like this?

CAI Bypass