RRM Short Ram Intake discussion thread
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it's just not practical these days to ask for people to have dyno's of one intake compared to another. It's pretty expensive (and abuse to the car) to dyno for stuff like that.
I have my v2 short ram and i love it. This past weekend some guys heard the v2 intake over at Road-Race's shop and some guys bought and installed their new v2's for the ride home
I have my v2 short ram and i love it. This past weekend some guys heard the v2 intake over at Road-Race's shop and some guys bought and installed their new v2's for the ride home
Amby come on, concentrate in what I am asking, if u simply cannot provide that, then just read the answers while drinking 
Seems that butt dynos are more reliable than -altered- dyno sheets !!
Yeah, lets get info from true owners and their experience as well. !
If most people dont do after before dynos, who cares about them! Im asking for the ones that do care about their mods. Like u did with your old lancer, only to find out it was pure crap. Thats the attitude!!
Big question, u pay $100 more for the KN SRI vrs the RRM SRI just for the KN BADGE??? Thats is the $100 question
Seems that butt dynos are more reliable than -altered- dyno sheets !!
Yeah, lets get info from true owners and their experience as well. !
If most people dont do after before dynos, who cares about them! Im asking for the ones that do care about their mods. Like u did with your old lancer, only to find out it was pure crap. Thats the attitude!!
Big question, u pay $100 more for the KN SRI vrs the RRM SRI just for the KN BADGE??? Thats is the $100 question
Just get the cheaper SRI. You're really not going to notice the difference between them, if any..
Definitely wouldn't spend the extra $100 for an additional womping 1-3hp
Definitely wouldn't spend the extra $100 for an additional womping 1-3hp
Last edited by jRox; Jan 26, 2009 at 09:42 PM. Reason: I meant to say wouldn't >,<
That's completely wrong. Even a turboed or high displacement NA motor won't see 2-3 HP for every 100$, let alone a 2.0 L, 4-cylinder designed for fuel efficiency. You'll be lucky to get 1 HP for every 100$, assuming you stay NA of course.
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basic bolt on mods, intake about 6hp if you are lucky for around 2-300 depending on car. basic axle back around the same, maybe a bit higher in price. Are these not basic bolt on mods?
You're not going to gain 6 HP with just an axleback, I'm sorry to be the bringer of bad news. You're not removing a major restriction and you're replacing a minimal amount of piping. At best you gain 1 HP and that's being very very nice. An intake may give some power but again, it's not major (assuming you don't do any tuning).
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All right guys, so it all comes down to this, why pay $100 more for the KN versus the RRM SRI? Is it justified?
If I place an order ROCK, how long does it take to be out of your place and be on its way to the customer?
If I place an order ROCK, how long does it take to be out of your place and be on its way to the customer?
Last edited by 100$ GUY; Jan 27, 2009 at 09:19 AM.
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you're not going to gain 6 hp with just an axleback, i'm sorry to be the bringer of bad news. You're not removing a major restriction and you're replacing a minimal amount of piping. At best you gain 1 hp and that's being very very nice. An intake may give some power but again, it's not major (assuming you don't do any tuning).
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But for the first sentence, for the turbo motor that wont get 2-3hp for every $100 u are right, u get a lot more!!!
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I think its possible to gain 7 points of TQ with an Axleback. and 6 points of HP to the wheels.
The problem isnt with the exhaust piping, its pretty good, the bottleneck is the muffler. So your not really creating power just recovering it.
The problem isnt with the exhaust piping, its pretty good, the bottleneck is the muffler. So your not really creating power just recovering it.
A muffler isn't a bottleneck in the system, you have two or three cats that are designed to essentially choke flow, you can make the exit as big as you want but if the gases can't flow through the cats any faster, you're wasting your money. It's like having a gigantic stomach but a tiny mouth.
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