RK Sport Ram/ Cold Air Intake

Racecrafter · 05-02-2007, 08:22 PM

It's here!!! It's here!!

Our CAI that can be used with our hood to make a True Ram Air induction.

P# 26093000

I will post a picture (poor as it may be) you can see the airbox w/ snorkel, tube and connector hoses. The snorkel can be turned 180 degree to be used with a stock hood as a Cold Air Intake.

The kit comes with the lower airbox with snorkel, intake tube, washable gauze filter and all hardware needed to install. (Yes you use your stock box lid)

BlueSkyRL · 05-02-2007, 09:06 PM

Interesting, but what does it look like on the car. I'm not quit sure of how this setup is suposse work??

RPIpower · 05-02-2007, 09:56 PM

Its about time functional intakes are being made. Good job guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueSkyRL

Interesting, but what does it look like on the car. I'm not quit sure of how this setup is suposse work??

It works and has the same idea/concept as our ram/cold air intake. With the RK Sport hood, you'll get plenty of pressurized cold air being rammed into the airbox. (please correct me if im wrong racecrafter). Anyhow, I can almost bet a 10hp+ increase depending on how efficient the filter is.

VooDooNOFX · 05-03-2007, 04:26 PM

I heard a while ago about the turbo's sucking in water. Won't it be worse if it's grabbing potentially "wet" air? By this I mean, is there a good filter in place that will prevent water/bugs/et al from being sucked into the engine?

If it's not a worry, i'd love to have this hooked onto my ram air hood i'm getting from rk sport...

RPIpower · 05-03-2007, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VooDooNOFX

I heard a while ago about the turbo's sucking in water. Won't it be worse if it's grabbing potentially "wet" air? By this I mean, is there a good filter in place that will prevent water/bugs/et al from being sucked into the engine?

If it's not a worry, i'd love to have this hooked onto my ram air hood i'm getting from rk sport...

Of course if there is downpour outside, you would not be driving. Why would you do that to your car? lol. Anyhow, the oil in the filters help prevent moisture from getting past it. You should be ok. Just be careful when washing your car or when its raining hard. A splash from a puddle, etc wont do anything.

Racecrafter · 05-04-2007, 02:18 PM

RPI,

You are correct. Our initial test with a prototype unit yielded 12 HP and almost 6 foot pounds.

Water is not an issue unless you are driving behind a water truck

We are fitting up this first article part to our Solstice this next week. I will be taking photos to document the installation as well as get final on car picts for everyone.

RC

Racecrafter · 05-04-2007, 07:57 PM

Here's the installed pics......

RPIpower · 05-04-2007, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Racecrafter

Here's the installed pics......

Good job guys. One thing you guys can consider that will make it even better is to add weathershipping to the edge of the inlet. We do something similar on our BMW intake and it helps pressurize the air.

Racecrafter · 05-04-2007, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPIpower

Good job guys. One thing you guys can consider that will make it even better is to add weathershipping to the edge of the inlet. We do something similar on our BMW intake and it helps pressurize the air.

Something we may do for the owners of our hood as there would be no need without the hood. Also the hood you see in the pic is a non-functioning prototype.

RC

Ag94Whoop · 05-15-2007, 02:54 PM

does this intake work effectively with the stock hood?
how?

any tests to show any results without the ram air hood?

Racecrafter · 05-15-2007, 03:09 PM

Yes, our new system can be used with a stock hood. The "snorkel" is repositionable so it draws in cold air in the down position. In the up position it mates up with our hood for the Ram Air.

We were supposed to go to Dyno with it last week. Our CEO himself was doing that but got called away on business. Hopefully things will be rescheduled for next week.

RC

Ag94Whoop · 05-15-2007, 03:24 PM

thanks....
I have stripes on this hood and so I dont want to get another on quite yet, but I would like to get a boost in power.

I am curious what kind of gains, if any, are achieved with snorkel down in stock hood in real world environment....

its no longer a RAI, more of a CAI

Racecrafter · 05-15-2007, 03:41 PM

See post above. We had preliminary tests that showed 12hp and 5.7 Fpt gains.

This how ever was with a prototype...

We will get dyno numbers published as soon as we can.

RC

RPIpower · 05-15-2007, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racecrafter

See post above. We had preliminary tests that showed 12hp and 5.7 Fpt gains.

This how ever was with a prototype...

We will get dyno numbers published as soon as we can.

RC

I don't think your production version will be much different. Our intake uses a similar design and got 12-15whp gain. I don't see how yours will be any different.

Ag94Whoop · 05-15-2007, 04:24 PM

I assumed those numbers were as a ram air intake using your hood

I would be surprised if the numbers were the same with intake located strictly inside the engine compartment with stock hood....

if so, sounds like a great option

RPIpower · 05-15-2007, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ag94Whoop

I assumed those numbers were as a ram air intake using your hood

I would be surprised if the numbers were the same with intake located strictly inside the engine compartment with stock hood....

if so, sounds like a great option

It wouldn't. We have been saying that all along and it was proven recently at the Kappa dyno shoot out. Open filter inside the hood simply does nothing unless the hood is open.

Ag94Whoop · 05-15-2007, 05:21 PM

so this RAI is great IF you get the hood as well, but just another CAI that wont give much gain without??

RPIpower · 05-15-2007, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ag94Whoop

so this RAI is great IF you get the hood as well, but just another CAI that wont give much gain without??

You'll need direct airflow to benefit from it. Thats why the combination of the hood and modified intake box will give great power gains. Other than that, the cais dont even give little gains. Most of them will give you a loss. I bet the RK intake without the hood will still perform better than the CAIs on the market now.

Racecrafter · 05-17-2007, 12:19 PM

Our initial testing was done on a dyno with NO Ram air hood.

Our final dyno testing will be done with a ram air hood in place and dyno numbers taken in both positions and also done with a stock hood in the CAI position.

RC

Ag94Whoop · 05-17-2007, 12:45 PM

This is what I would like to see:
1) Dyno (stock hood closed in normal position)--normal driving conditions
2) Dyno (Ram Air Hood closed in normal position)--normal driving conditions

Traditional CAIs dont seem to give much gain with hood closed after car has been running a while (engine bay heated up) and without the RAI hood, I dont know how this would be any different...

that said, if it yields 10-12 HP with stock hood closed after engine bay has warmed up, then its a true functional option to CAI kits without then hood requirement

I have stripes on my car so the hood, while I like it, isnt an option

Racecrafter · 05-17-2007, 12:59 PM

The hoods will be closed and run up to temp before testing is performed.

That is how to get accurate info on a dyno.

Some companies may roll in a cold engine and make a run or use bags of ice or put dry ice in the air box, but we do not and will not. We want our cutomers to get the same results as we do. Otherwise with the internet forums, companies get flamed and sales go down.

The goal here is to give our customers what they want. We have received numerous calls/ e-mails asking to make our ram air hoods functional to the airbox. The plus side to this was that we made our RAI convertable to CAI and still provide power gains for those who don't want to put our hood on their car.

RC

05-02-2007, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Racecrafter Supporting Vendor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 50 My Photos: (0)	RK Sport Ram/ Cold Air Intake It's here!!! It's here!! Our CAI that can be used with our hood to make a True Ram Air induction. P# 26093000 I will post a picture (poor as it may be) you can see the airbox w/ snorkel, tube and connector hoses. The snorkel can be turned 180 degree to be used with a stock hood as a Cold Air Intake. The kit comes with the lower airbox with snorkel, intake tube, washable gauze filter and all hardware needed to install. (Yes you use your stock box lid) Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Racecrafter : 05-02-2007 at 08:31 PM.

05-03-2007, 04:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
VooDooNOFX Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 279 My Photos: (0)	I heard a while ago about the turbo's sucking in water. Won't it be worse if it's grabbing potentially "wet" air? By this I mean, is there a good filter in place that will prevent water/bugs/et al from being sucked into the engine? If it's not a worry, i'd love to have this hooked onto my ram air hood i'm getting from rk sport... __________________ Sunburst Yellow/Black Leather Sky Redline. RPi: GT Exhaust Street Brakes and Pro Springs. Stage 2 Intercooler RAI - "The Sucking Sounds, without the Actual Sucking"! Soon: DPE G20's (18x9 and 19x9.5), Retune My Gallery Cardomain page

05-04-2007, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
Racecrafter Supporting Vendor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 50 My Photos: (0)	RK Sport Ram/ CAI installed (No 56K) Here's the installed pics...... Attached Thumbnails

05-15-2007, 02:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
Ag94Whoop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 434 My Photos: (9)	does this intake work effectively with the stock hood? how? any tests to show any results without the ram air hood? __________________ HEAVENLY #1668 Silver Pearl 2.4, red/black lthr, Fosgate/JL sound. Lil Chromies. Custom mats. Chrome and black custom wheels, Eibach springs, Custom Calvary 3 crosses WR, Candy Red Rally 10" stripes and side scoop stripes, Magnaflow, Custom RAI

05-15-2007, 03:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Ag94Whoop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 434 My Photos: (9)	thanks.... I have stripes on this hood and so I dont want to get another on quite yet, but I would like to get a boost in power. I am curious what kind of gains, if any, are achieved with snorkel down in stock hood in real world environment.... its no longer a RAI, more of a CAI __________________ HEAVENLY #1668 Silver Pearl 2.4, red/black lthr, Fosgate/JL sound. Lil Chromies. Custom mats. Chrome and black custom wheels, Eibach springs, Custom Calvary 3 crosses WR, Candy Red Rally 10" stripes and side scoop stripes, Magnaflow, Custom RAI

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05-02-2007, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
BlueSkyRL First 2000 Sr. Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Up North! Posts: 975 My Photos: (0)	Interesting, but what does it look like on the car. I'm not quit sure of how this setup is suposse work??

05-04-2007, 02:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Racecrafter Supporting Vendor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 50 My Photos: (0)	RPI, You are correct. Our initial test with a prototype unit yielded 12 HP and almost 6 foot pounds. Water is not an issue unless you are driving behind a water truck We are fitting up this first article part to our Solstice this next week. I will be taking photos to document the installation as well as get final on car picts for everyone. RC

05-15-2007, 03:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
Racecrafter Supporting Vendor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 50 My Photos: (0)	Yes, our new system can be used with a stock hood. The "snorkel" is repositionable so it draws in cold air in the down position. In the up position it mates up with our hood for the Ram Air. We were supposed to go to Dyno with it last week. Our CEO himself was doing that but got called away on business. Hopefully things will be rescheduled for next week. RC

05-15-2007, 03:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
Racecrafter Supporting Vendor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 50 My Photos: (0)	See post above. We had preliminary tests that showed 12hp and 5.7 Fpt gains. This how ever was with a prototype... We will get dyno numbers published as soon as we can. RC

05-15-2007, 04:24 PM	#15 (permalink)
Ag94Whoop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 434 My Photos: (9)	I assumed those numbers were as a ram air intake using your hood I would be surprised if the numbers were the same with intake located strictly inside the engine compartment with stock hood.... if so, sounds like a great option __________________ HEAVENLY #1668 Silver Pearl 2.4, red/black lthr, Fosgate/JL sound. Lil Chromies. Custom mats. Chrome and black custom wheels, Eibach springs, Custom Calvary 3 crosses WR, Candy Red Rally 10" stripes and side scoop stripes, Magnaflow, Custom RAI

05-15-2007, 05:21 PM	#17 (permalink)
Ag94Whoop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 434 My Photos: (9)	so this RAI is great IF you get the hood as well, but just another CAI that wont give much gain without?? __________________ HEAVENLY #1668 Silver Pearl 2.4, red/black lthr, Fosgate/JL sound. Lil Chromies. Custom mats. Chrome and black custom wheels, Eibach springs, Custom Calvary 3 crosses WR, Candy Red Rally 10" stripes and side scoop stripes, Magnaflow, Custom RAI

05-17-2007, 12:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
Racecrafter Supporting Vendor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 50 My Photos: (0)	Our initial testing was done on a dyno with NO Ram air hood. Our final dyno testing will be done with a ram air hood in place and dyno numbers taken in both positions and also done with a stock hood in the CAI position. RC

05-17-2007, 12:45 PM	#20 (permalink)
Ag94Whoop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Corinth, TX Posts: 434 My Photos: (9)	This is what I would like to see: 1) Dyno (stock hood closed in normal position)--normal driving conditions 2) Dyno (Ram Air Hood closed in normal position)--normal driving conditions Traditional CAIs dont seem to give much gain with hood closed after car has been running a while (engine bay heated up) and without the RAI hood, I dont know how this would be any different... that said, if it yields 10-12 HP with stock hood closed after engine bay has warmed up, then its a true functional option to CAI kits without then hood requirement I have stripes on my car so the hood, while I like it, isnt an option __________________ HEAVENLY #1668 Silver Pearl 2.4, red/black lthr, Fosgate/JL sound. Lil Chromies. Custom mats. Chrome and black custom wheels, Eibach springs, Custom Calvary 3 crosses WR, Candy Red Rally 10" stripes and side scoop stripes, Magnaflow, Custom RAI

05-17-2007, 12:59 PM	#21 (permalink)
Racecrafter Supporting Vendor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 50 My Photos: (0)	The hoods will be closed and run up to temp before testing is performed. That is how to get accurate info on a dyno. Some companies may roll in a cold engine and make a run or use bags of ice or put dry ice in the air box, but we do not and will not. We want our cutomers to get the same results as we do. Otherwise with the internet forums, companies get flamed and sales go down. The goal here is to give our customers what they want. We have received numerous calls/ e-mails asking to make our ram air hoods functional to the airbox. The plus side to this was that we made our RAI convertable to CAI and still provide power gains for those who don't want to put our hood on their car. RC