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Originally posted by Tourige:

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Originally posted by MadMerc97:

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But that cold air would be blowing into the filter. SO it would be kinda like half and half Ram Air/CAI.

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no..

its just colder air.. your "ram air" is just pushing air into the other side of the filter.

You need to have 0 bends going into the UIM for it to be a Ram air.

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Ram Air does not have to be a straight shot, while that would be the preference in most cases it is not possible do to clearances. It only needs to be a sealed path from the intake scoop to the TB/intake manifold that passes through a filter...usually the flat type. What he has is a simple CAI that just sucks air from a location other then the engine compartment that is COLDER. No air is forced or "Ramed" even if the headlight is removed...will it help? yeah probably a little at the track but is it "Ram Air"...no.

Here is a typical example of a "Ram Air" setup for a pick-up.