Gene -
I have had my R/T CC for about two weeks now and after looking under the
hood I have noticed the same exact spot that you are talking about .
That spot seems to be the ideal place to have a fresh air intake hos of
some kind .
Looks like it couldn't be too big of a diameter , but I think that may be
able to use some of the experiments of those in this list to adapt
something here .
How about being able to route a K&N cone shaped filter onto the grill side
of the opening and then having this connected to the factory air hat via a
3 or 3.5" stainless steel or aluminum pipe ?
I have to look at it closer , but if I can get the cone filter in there , I
bet it would work well .
When I first saw that area where the rubber filler is next to the radiator
, I knew it had to be the perfect place to have a concealed ram air type of
setup . It is DIRECTLY behind the rediator with only a couple of vanes in
the grill filler between it and the open air right in front of the truck .
Maybe we're onto something here !?!
At 07:17 PM 6/21/98 -0000, you wrote:
>Well, with my wife on call and working nights this weekend, a lot of my
>plans fell through. I did some little chores around the house, and then
>got the itch to look under the hood of the R/T. I have been wanting to
>wait before starting the mods, because I wanted to get a good baseline at
>either the strip or the chasiss dyno. Haven't had a chance to do either.
>
>
>Well, today I fixed up a sort of ram air system for the R/T. I am still
>using the stock airbox, with the factory original filter (only 450 miles
>on the truck), but it is ram air, just the same. I took the little
>plastic duct work that routes air from the fender to the airbox intake,
>removed it (man! what a chore, and MAN! are those factory horns
>small!). I cut it where the larger diameter rings are located
>(baffling?), turned it around and pushed it through the air box
>backwards. Onto this short neck, I attached some duct hose (off some
>car, I have long ago forgotten what it came off of) and routed it to the
>rubber flap that covers the hole between the radiator and the right side
>of the radiator support. I cut a hole so that the duct just fits, and
>viola! instant ram air! It is very tough to see with the hood down.
>Haven't even driven the truck yet, can't wait to get the chance.
>
>I figure I can run this way until I; 1. get a baseline performance test,
>and 2. finally decide on which intake system to go with. I really like
>the ram air on my SS, and want to run something like that. I just need
>to look around some more to see what system looks the best (i.e. most
>like a factory install)/performs the best. This'll do 'till then.
>
>Happy modding!
>
>Gene Beaird
>98 Flame Red CC R/T
>
W . Jack Hilton III
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