As a thumbrule, every 10ºF change in temperature is about a 1% change in horsepower, assuming the moisture content does not go up. Draw your own conclusions.

 

That's what I remember. I was also thinking that the 'Ram is taking direct air from outside, the Halltech I tested and once up to speed the air temp it was bringing in was around 8-10* warmer than the outside air (coming from the engine bay). I think it works rather well but will have to test it out some more, hopefully I can track it tonight if these stray showers go away

 

I have a Vararam (and, yes the new one with the damn green filter!!) and I am happy with it. I installed Bullets and a Diablosport tune a week or two before putting in the vararam (running a K&N dual filter intake at the time), and definitely noticed a significant difference in "pull" with the VR. The VR installed fairly simply and I have yet to have any mentionable problems with it.

That being said, I would argue that almost anyone who tells you their VR is not a relative piece of junk designed, manufactured, and updated by third graders forced to attend summer school is lying to you. Why would they be so blatantly dishonest you ask? Simple: misery loves company! They want you to have a piece of $#!% also so that they will have someone to help them figure out where that big chunk of oh-so-brittle plastic went wrong (it has to be the old foam filter...if only I had waited another three months for the VR B2 with the green filter!).

Please notice above that I said "almost" anyone, so if you are beginning to feel the rage....relax, I wasn't talking about you. I'm sure your VR (B2) is very well made, that you got it for $20 less than anyone else (with free shipping, of course), that you installed it 17.3 minutes faster than anyone else on this forum, and that you are the gifted one that was able to figure out how to make it work.

I will be the first to endorse my VR B2 for the power gains. I'm just saying that I've yet to see an intake on the market that is more poorly made (or even made as equally poor, for that matter!). If asked about my experience with the VR intake so that it might inform another member's purchase, I feel compelled to offer them my honest experience, opinion, and advice about the kindergarten arts and crafts project, I mean, technologically advanced, well engineered, extremely durable, and incredibly performing LS1 intake unit that is the VR B2.

Bring it!!!!!!

I pasted this in from another forum topic so, "No," I'm not responding directly to your thread or trying to cause trouble. I'm only providing feedback on the Vararam and laughing my @$$ off (one more time for the sensitive types, not at your expense, really).

Happy Labor Day Cruising in the Vette to All!!!!

 

Thanks for your honesty

 

I drove through the EXACT storm!!! Son of a bitch that was a bad rain storm. Like I said before, I got the two stock filters on my 06 C6 Z51 soaked and it caused the engine to run rough!!!!!!! I think I was one of the last few cars that was able to pass through that flooded section on I 95 before they closed it off. There were already cars stopped on I 95, afraid to go through it . Going through it, I hit a wake from another car and had water wash over the hood!!!!!!!! As they say when the submerge a submarine "DIVE, DIVE!! Uggggggga, Uggggggga DIVE, DIVE!!!!

Bill C

 

The Vararam was worth 0.2 and 2 MPH on the white car in my sig. I was astounded at those performance numbers.

But the fit and finish of the Vararam is horrible and the poor QC can make installation a royal PITA. That was the case for my install. I had to do a LOT of tweaking/drilling etc to get the thing to fit right.

I was so impressed with the gains from the Vararam that I just bought and installed one for the green car in my sig. This unit seemed to be better made than the one I installed on the white car and although not perfect it installed much easier.

 

Eric..

What filters are in your two Vararam units?

 

Interesting...I bought a brand new Vararam and, after seeing, and inspecting it, turned around and sold it for a loss on the Forum without even installing it. I didn't want something like that on my car. Instead, I ended up having the foglight shrouds drilled out and feeding outside air to my Blackwing that way. As efficient as the Vararam? Probably not, but also without the downsides of that unit. The Vararam theory is great and I wish someone would make and sell a similar, but well-engineered unit, using those foglight shrouds for intakes. A great idea, just very poorly executed. I am considering the Honker after all that I have read, but would truly prefer something that used the foglight openings rather than the shroud in front of the radiator.
Ed

 

Ellis, both of them have the latest design filter like the one shown in this pic:

http://www.vararam.com/b2lg03.html

 

I just installed the gray gauze filter, and the fitment sucked.