Just to let everyone know.....I do have two pics of what my setup looks like
on my homepage. http://members.tripod.com/~racetruck/ramair.html
Later
Scott Miller
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Shelby Dakota #322
Dual Exhaust, Cragar Street Star Wheels, Lund
Roll Pan, Lowered 2" in rear for the Perfect
look, Pioneer CD Player, JET Performance Module
Custom Dual Ram Air System, DDBC
15.71 @ 86.0 mph. (pre-magnum engine w/ 106,000
miles on it)
Homepage- http://members.tripod.com/~racetruck
E-mail- kmiller@mail.cvn.net
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard A Pyburn <rap777@juno.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, January 09, 1998 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Air filters, FIPK, clones
>On Thu, 08 Jan 1998 18:51:42 -0500 Rader <rlr@bbt.com> writes:
>>Richard A Pyburn wrote:
>>
>>> '95 CC SLT, 318 V8, K&N FIPK, Gibson Cat-back (welded), Dual Horns,
>>DDBC,
>>> RamAir Box induction on the way.
>>
>> Hey, that reminds me. What sort of homebrew ram air setups have
>>people
>>been mucking with? It doesn't take much to route some dryer hose from
>>the
>>air dam to the cleaner can, but I wonder what sort of benefit could be
>>derived with an open element plus some cowl vent ducting.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>Ron
>
>I have wanted to set up a cowl induction system ever since I added the
>big, open K&N FIPK. I wanted to make an opening in the firewall to take
>advantage of the fresh air inlet at the base of the windshield. However,
>have you looked at the firewall? On the left side we have the windshield
>wiper motor (and the distributor below that on the engine). On the right
>is something that looks like a toilet bowl float. There is really very
>little room to make an opening. I sure didn't want to make on of those
>ugly NASCAR cowl boxes,either. I think they're pretty ugly. I didn't want
>to go to a cowl induction hood because that would tip my hand. In order
>to help keep some cooler air going to the K&N, I left the stock air hose
>that went to the snorkel and fixed it to send fresh air to the K&N.
>
>I talked with Sean (Fresh Air by Meldrum) about this and he had the same
>feelings, wanted outside air, didn't want a cowl hood, no space on the
>firewall below the fresh air inlet.
> He pointed me to Scott Miller's homepage (http://
>members.tripod.com/~racetruck) where he set up a ram air system to his
>Shelby Dakota using two of the stock air hose systems. He tells you
>exactly how to adapt the grill on the left side so you can have two hoses
>going to the filter. Sean then told me about the Ram Air Box and an
>article in Mopar Muscle that installed one. They were very pleased with
>the results and the "stealthiness" of the installation. The Ram Air Box
>is a fibergalss unit made to surround a K&N FIPK or like device that
>looks like the factory can only much larger (3" to 6") and with twin
>snorkels (80 or 110 degree separation).
>
>If you are interested, you can e-mail them (in Canada) at
>ramairbx@wchat.on.ca
>They won'r e-mail you back but will send a catalog. The catalog has
>various hoses and inlets, etc. I'm going to go with the stock stuff like
>Scott Miller.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Richard
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