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11-14-2002, 03:11 PM
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Ventura, California
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Ram Air is a marketing tool. It's a catchy name that has nothing to do with it's function. They can increase responsiveness and power, but not because of a Ram Air effect. They allow colder, denser air to be sucked into the engine, which helps, but they also reduce the bends and turns in the path that the air has to take on it's way in.
It's easy to sell the idea of Ram Air to the average Joe, because odds are he's never put his hand over a carburetor on an engine turning 3000 rpms. Besides, it sounds neat. But, if you want to see for yourself, just attach a vacuum/boost gauge to any n/a engined vehicle, and try to get it to go from vacuum to boost. Ram-Air is nothing more than cold air induction with a less restrictive path for the air to follow, which is a good thing. But it's not forced induction. Take care, ~Chris
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