Mike, just checked out your site. Looks great...
What's the story behind the painted bumper. Don't all of the Dakota
sports/rt's usually have black painted bumpers? Maybe I just never
realized the rt's have color coded top bumper areas, front and rear??
Mike Sype
98' sc 318 5-speed..
---Dave Howe <dhowe@netarrant.net> wrote:
>
> Mike -
> I must not have been clear in my previous question: I understand what
> you're saying about heat, etc., I'm just not sure where you route
the open
> ends of the tubes to the outside air. Can't tell in the photos on your
> site. I sure like the looks and I buy the concept.
> Thanks,
> Dave Howe
>
>
> Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 22:55:36 -0600
> From: "Dave Howe" <dhowe@netarrant.net>
> Subject: DML: Ram Air question
>
> Mike -
> Really neat looking setup! Where do the ends of the air hoses ingest
the
> cool air?
> Dave Howe
>
> actually took temperature readings on about every different setup
> out there. This was done by inserting a temperature probe into the
> air stream inside the different air filter setups. The end result
> was the open air filters suck air that is about 30 to 40 degrees
> hotter than a ram air set up. Sitting at a light or turn on your
> A/C and you can go ahead and add to that number. The ram air was
> consistently only a few degrees hotter than the outside temperature.
> Although sitting in traffic the temperature did start to climb on
> the ram air set up as soon as you started to move the temperature
> immediately went down. The ram air also had the added benefit of
> creating pressure on the air at speeds. As far as wasting time and
> money for about $200 you can have a decent looking ram air set up
> if your willing to spend a little of your own time in the process.
> I was considering a after market hood but decided to stick with the
> factory hood so the ram air was the best choice for me. My truck runs
> like a dog when it's hot out. Maybe it's just my truck but cold air
> made a big difference on my truck especially in the hot summer months.
> I'm certain the ram air is helping my track time also which for me
> was one of the main reasons to go in that direction. It may not
> be for everyone but it's certainly not a waste of time and money.
> One last note I purchased the Ram Air by air inlet systems and
> with some modification this set up has worked great for me. If
> you want to see it here's the link.
>
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Garage/2566/
>
> Mike Catlin
>
>
>
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