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Old Aug 10, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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OK, what are ya running, advantages/disadvantages. Post up some pics if ya got 'em. Some of you guys even have the AM hoods with functional ram air and all built in, lets see 'em as well.
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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I'm using a Airaid MIT that replaces the Hemi Hat and made a Ram-Air set up with a scoop mounted in the lower valance.
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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Wow, short post! guess no body wants to compete with your class act Ram4Pick!
My Intake is in it's third generation and I had hopes of manufactuing it but the price of production molds are prohibitive! so I guess I will take pics and post them but given the weather conditions here that may be a while....
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 07:33 PM
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Here are some pics of my intake in it's second generation, this intake lowered the temps at my AIT sensor by over 25 degrees!!! I really do not think that this intake was that so much more efficient that the stock one but the lower temps made the difference...

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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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Wow, short post! guess no body wants to compete with your class act Ram4Pick!
TJ
LOL! I think that's the first time the words "class act" and my name have been used in the same sentence. Uh, thank you, thank you very much .
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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Your setup looks like a very elegant solution for fresh air, Have you taken a reading off of your AIT to see what your temps are? I would be curious for one..

TJ
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Old Aug 15, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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Your setup looks like a very elegant solution for fresh air, Have you taken a reading off of your AIT to see what your temps are? I would be curious for one..

TJ
I just wanted something clean and simple. No, I haven't taken an IAT reading with a scanner of any kind but I have used an infrared heat gun we have at work to take temp readings. We use the heat gun to check the air temp from a fan, of steam trap temps, etc.. One night I drove home and it was 62* outside according to my overhead readout. I popped the hood the took the temp of the airbox (outside and inside). The outer portion of the airbox next to the fender was the same 62* as was the inside of the airbox, the side of the airbox next to the engine was slightly warmer do the the engine heat. So overall, I think it does a good job of getting cool air to the engine.
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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Oh, Looks like we Hijacked your thread RumbleBeeRam, The disadvantages to my Homemade HomeDepot Intake are: It looks Getto, FAR more frequent cleaning of the Filter, took a lot of time and effort to get it to where it is now... still need to post those pix...
Advantages, Cheap ( if you do not include all the developement time and excess material ), it is worth about 3 tenths off of my 1/4 mile ( probably due to the lower air temps ), oh and it sounds great as well!

TJ

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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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Okay as Promised, Pics of my 3rd Generation Homebuilt CAI:







I will put this intake up against any out there available!
TJ

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Old Aug 25, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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those are some real nice homemade CAI.....


MrDestin, do you have a filter???
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