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Vortex Ram air ... is it worth it??

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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 01:53 AM
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Thanks in advance..

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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 03:30 AM
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It was the best mod I put on my car!

It works better with the other stuff I added, but it alone gave me at least 15-20 hp standing still! I say that because I had it dynoed to see the difference. The real gain in HP is @ 15-20 MPH and up!

Just hit the go button and HOLD ON!

SAVE THE WAVE!

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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 04:26 PM
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Thanks for the advice. Where is the best place to pick on up. For the price I mean.
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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 09:57 PM
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I bought one and I wouldn't buy another. I am eventually going to sell mine and buy another type of cold air system. I think Raysur has the type that I am going to get. The Vortex doesn't fit well (on my car) and the plastic looks cheap. Even the 'fix' for the flimsy duct looks cheap. Once again, this is merely my opinion about the product. Some folks like it and some don't. If it were $150 or $125, I would expect the materials/quality I got.

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Old Jul 31, 2001 | 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Q1KSLVR:
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It was the best mod I put on my car!

It works better with the other stuff I added, but it alone gave me at least 15-20 hp standing still! I say that because I had it dynoed to see the difference. The real gain in HP is @ 15-20 MPH and up!

Just hit the go button and HOLD ON!

SAVE THE WAVE! [img]http]//www.corvetteforum.cc/ubb/cool.gif[/img]

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That's funny, I got my did a dyno run with and with out and lost about 5 hp. Also did a track test and slowed a bit. But it could just be my car.

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