VaraRam Installed, my thoughts...
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VaraRam Installed, my thoughts...
It is not the prettiest filter system on the market but it does the job and that is what I bought it for. It is a noticeable difference especially from a 50 to 60 mph stomp. I will strap it to the dyno pretty quick and see how much I picked up. As for installation it took a little less than 2hrs with 2 people using a 2 post car lift. Everything went real smooth. Now I am just waiting on LS1 Edit to come in so I can raise me rev limiter and adjust for the gear. :cheers:
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (1SlowC5)
did you swap out intakes or did you go from stock to vararam?
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (1SlowC5)
I recently installed one myself took about 1 hour easy install . I went to the track M.I.R first pass my car went 1.5 tenths faster and 2 mph . Then the big test what will it do on the juice . My car at the time was stock except ls6 int. hypertech and thermo. It piced up .4 tenths over old unit . Was z06 lid and K&N 11.86 2.02 60 foot /just rebuilt the motor myself . Cant wait eagle rods lunati pistons cartech cam my own ported heads balanced coming soon conv. and I will o/h trans parts from artcarr. hplum@erols.com
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (David Plum)
Man, you guys are good. It took me 3 1/2 hours and was a hard install. Am I getting old?I like the look and the feel. Anybody do any tuning? How much driving before tuning?
Good Luck. :thumbs:
[Modified by jfpilla, 8:20 PM 1/4/2003]
Good Luck. :thumbs:
[Modified by jfpilla, 8:20 PM 1/4/2003]
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (1SlowC5)
the one thing about putting the vararam on a dyno, is that it wouldn't simulate a car driving down the road and the 'ramming of air'.
sitting stationary, it's just sucking static air just like any other filter
sitting stationary, it's just sucking static air just like any other filter
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (tbrewing)
the one thing about putting the vararam on a dyno, is that it wouldn't simulate a car driving down the road and the 'ramming of air'.
sitting stationary, it's just sucking static air just like any other filter
sitting stationary, it's just sucking static air just like any other filter
The only thing it reacts to is how much air the mass air flow sensor measures coming into the motor, and adds the appropriate fuel for that air "mass" that is measured......now, if the motor is turning xxxx RPMS, it is moving xxxx amount of air, which varies by how much restriction there is to the flow of air.........that ramming effect will reduce the amount of restriction or pressure drop as the car goes faster, but compared to an intake with no runners on it (and which is only limited by the filter itself), the gains should be very close..
Case in point..
We had a dyno day today at MTI. I watched a 2002 Z06 with Vararam, X-pipe, and S2 TB Dyno at 372 RWHP........and then a Bone stock with the lid removed from the stock intake dyno the same......372 RWHP........
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (Z06 Quin)
I watched a 2002 Z06 with Vararam, X-pipe, and S2 TB Dyno at 372 RWHP........and then a Bone stock with the lid removed from the stock intake dyno the same......372 RWHP........
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (VNAMVET)
We had a dyno day today at MTI. I watched a 2002 Z06 with Vararam, X-pipe, and S2 TB Dyno at 372 RWHP........and then a Bone stock with the lid removed from the stock intake dyno the same......372 RWHP.....
The dyno was stuck. :lol: :steering: :lol:
The dyno was stuck. :lol: :steering: :lol:
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (jfpilla)
There is no such thing as "ram-air" until you are over 150mph. The gains you see from air intakes is from a colder intake charge. Coler air is denser. The denser the air, the more oxygen per cu. inch the motor ingests. The more oxygen, the more fuel. Hence the reason in Houston on Cool days with low humidty and high barometric pressure motors make big power.
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (VNAMVET)
I watched a 2002 Z06 with Vararam, X-pipe, and S2 TB Dyno at 372 RWHP........and then a Bone stock with the lid removed from the stock intake dyno the same......372 RWHP........
This only proves that the one with the Vararam was underpowered from the factory and that the other Z06 was very strong, from the getgo, in the HP dept................. :yesnod:
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (VNAMVET)
This only proves that the one with the Vararam was underpowered from the factory and that the other Z06 was very strong, from the getgo, in the HP dept................. :yesnod:
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (J-Rod)
There is no such thing as "ram-air" until you are over 150mph. The gains you see from air intakes is from a colder intake charge. Coler air is denser. The denser the air, the more oxygen per cu. inch the motor ingests. The more oxygen, the more fuel. Hence the reason in Houston on Cool days with low humidty and high barometric pressure motors make big power.
:iagree:
J-Rod said it about as good as anyone. The "RAM-AIR" pitch is strickly an advertising ploy. You may benefit from less restriction and/or cooler air with after-market systems, but you won't see any extra hp from a ram effect at most street speeds.
Just enjoy your new air intake system for what it is - not what it isn't.
[Modified by FrankMock, 11:03 AM 1/5/2003]
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Re: VaraRam Installed, my thoughts... (David Plum)
I recently installed one myself took about 1 hour easy install . I went to the track M.I.R first pass my car went 1.5 tenths faster and 2 mph . Then the big test what will it do on the juice . My car at the time was stock except ls6 int. hypertech and thermo. It piced up .4 tenths over old unit . Was z06 lid and K&N 11.86 2.02 60 foot /just rebuilt the motor myself . Cant wait eagle rods lunati pistons cartech cam my own ported heads balanced coming soon conv. and I will o/h trans parts from artcarr. hplum@erols.com