Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications General Mods Has anyone maded a Ram Air from the fog light hole?

Hmmm, check dis here out. $60 or so for the filter,tube and horn. The car pulls harder at highway speeds with this arrangement.





Easy to do, not very expensive, and after driving through several heavy rain storms, no water at all at the top of the tube. the tube is that flex stuff with lots of coiled wire that impedes water flow. Main reason I did it was just to get some cooler air into the filter, wasn't looking for big gains.

dan

The fan moves 63 cfm. Seems to work great in this summer heat. No problems with water so far. I have a screen where the scoop couples with the hose behind the bumper.

Something I've wondered about is the AEM Air Bypass Valve. Read about it here. It would certainly add some peace of mind if you're worried about water injestion, and doesn't looke like it would disrupt airflow all that much when installed (sorry, I skipped that day in Physics class).

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It sells for $40. Not sure where it would fit along the intake system, but if anyone is so worried about water they can find a way to make it fit.

This is sorta what you are talking about? Made it myself for $12.

Here's what I did on my 'tour
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Well that didn't work right. Let me try this: http://contour.org/cgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=2&t=002687

Sticking a ram air tube in the fog light hole is what I have been fantasizing about lately. (My real fantasy is to not only put a ram intake in the fog light hole, but to stick an eRAM blower somewhere along the tube in the wheelwell. Add a K&N filter element and a Diablo chip and you've got some powerful mods that are completely invisible when you open the hood!)

I was saddened to observe that the plastic grill they put in the fog light hole blocks most of the air, so you wouldn't be able to keep it looking stock on the outside. I suppose such an intake would need (a) some kind of screen to keep rocks out, and (b) a drain hole for any water that gets into it...

Okay but how much did that set you back, eh?

We don't, but it's obviously unlikely to be worse than drawing random turbulent air from under a plastic cover in the wheelwell.



I'm not following this; are leaks good or bad? We'd certainly need a water drain hole. Screwed up how?

You will find that 'cold' air is better than ram air as the forward speed of the vehicle cannot match the volume of air the engine needs.A 'closed tube' system from the scoop or whatever to the cleaner or MAF will starve the engine of air.The original source of air from under the fender has low/ no turblance, its 'dead' and as such is subject to 'heat soak' from ambient temps and engine heat.An intake under the fender is fine as long as you work with a 'draft' to the inlet tube/filter Vs closing the tube and hoping it will ram,it will not.Put a low pressure gage on the intake pipe on your 'ram system', you will need to be doing around 100mph to make 1/2 psi!!