Ram Air Hood really functional?
I was trying to determine how functional the OEM "Ram Air" hood really is. Have you looked at it? The air goes in the nostrils, changes direction no less than twice before entering the engine compartment and then doesn't really line up that well in my opinion to the slot at the lower airbox. I was like WTF? Functional my ass. I just can't believe that this is very functional as is. If it was, w/ the WS6 should have picked up more HP than it was factory rated at.
The Free Ram Air mod I did to my 98 Z28 was WAY functional. Especially after I lowered the car and the airdam was nearly scraping the ground. At high speed, I could tell the HP was increasing: The faster I went, the more the air pressure built up under my air filter and the more air was pushed into my motor. WOOT!
I was thinking about cutting the redirecting plastic vanes out of the nostrils... and also using some rubber to seal the aribox to the hood. Has anyone done this or thought about doing it?