PDA

View Full Version : dg motorsports ram air cf hood

jfuller
12-19-2003, 01:07 PM
does anyone have this hood? I just talked with a guy from DG and its on sale for $895. Is this a good buy?
DiscreetSpeed
12-19-2003, 01:12 PM
there was a member selling his for like 550 i think check the for sale thread
mp3moose
12-19-2003, 01:33 PM
I love/want the hood. I believe the site say something like 6.6hp to the wheels with the hood. Probably high, but still helpful.
Moose
funnylittlman
12-19-2003, 02:48 PM
6.6 whp? ? ? ? ? ?

I thought this was for looks mostly... the ram air won't do much for our cars ?
TXMazdaSpeeder
12-19-2003, 02:50 PM
how do you get a dyno gain with just the hood? as far as i know there is no actual ram air to it, its just a vent.
funnylittlman
12-19-2003, 02:56 PM
^------- What he said :D
Emode
12-19-2003, 02:58 PM
i thought that it came with special ducting that you lead to your airbox or filter, therefore directing cold air to the intake
PaulMP3
12-19-2003, 03:53 PM
i believe it has ducting also for a true ram air.

i think it looks cool, i would just paint it blue.
mp3moose
12-19-2003, 04:13 PM
It comes with ducting to the intake manifold. Thus the hp increase. Not sure how they dynoed that but the increase is on their website.
Moose
jersey_emt
12-19-2003, 06:00 PM
Also the weight difference will make a slight difference. Not as much as cleaning out your trunk though (if it's anything like mine) :)
YellowSpeed1229
12-20-2003, 02:04 AM
odd. just odd
Wantmoreboost
12-20-2003, 05:49 PM
you can't see any hp gains from a ram air kit on a dyno anyway. Maybe like 1 hp but nothing noticable. And the weight of the hood will do nothing on the dyno either. It's still a sweet hood and if i could afford it it would be on mine.
mp3moose
12-20-2003, 11:17 PM
Perhaps they used a G-tech pro or something.
rocketspeed
12-20-2003, 11:18 PM
How's this supposed to work? I can't imagine this is going to result in much cooler air once its compressed and through the intercoooler.

A better intercooler seems as though it would have a much larger impact, but less bling.
mp3moose
12-20-2003, 11:22 PM
Its for NA proteges only, a scope would bring down the tempurature for boosted peeps too. But the piping isn't for MSP'ers.
rocketspeed
12-20-2003, 11:23 PM
I think a FMIC would be money better spent on an MSP.
RODSCALIP5
12-20-2003, 11:24 PM
They closed the hood, and with one of those big fans blew air into it while it was on the Dyno. I was there and yes it did gain 6.6 over stock. Ill see if i can find the Dyno sheet. BTW it was done on a P5.
mp3moose
12-20-2003, 11:26 PM
Hmm, thats pretty hip. Might have to look into this. NA all the way!
Moose
mp5jeff
12-20-2003, 11:51 PM
Originally posted by RODSCALIP5
They closed the hood, and with one of those big fans blew air into it while it was on the Dyno. I was there and yes it did gain 6.6 over stock. Ill see if i can find the Dyno sheet. BTW it was done on a P5.



did they dyno it on the same day they did the stock runs? and they did the dyno with the stock airbox right?
RODSCALIP5
12-21-2003, 12:08 AM
Yup, cooled the engine with ice packs. Waited close to an hour before dynoing with the ram air.
Jhova1012
12-21-2003, 12:41 AM
Sounds like an expensive way to hydrolock an engine to me.
mp5jeff
12-21-2003, 01:07 AM
you would have to submurge an intake filter entirely and rev the engine for it to suck that much water in to hydrolock it, no way enough water would going through the opening on this hood to do that
AnthonyO3
12-21-2003, 01:14 AM
is there any pics to the underside of the hood? To show how the ram air really is hooked up?
Emode
12-21-2003, 02:26 AM
Originally posted by rocketspeed
How's this supposed to work? I can't imagine this is going to result in much cooler air once its compressed and through the intercoooler.

A better intercooler seems as though it would have a much larger impact, but less bling.

yes but i conjunction with a fmic, it would be nice
but i agree, if your wanting function over form, go with the fmic first
Wantmoreboost
12-21-2003, 04:37 PM
If you want an explanation for the gains read the Feb. 2004 issue of turbo mag. There are so many ways to see "false" gains on a dyno. The "big" fan they put in front of the closed hood is nothing in comparison the the air at 60 mph. Does this mean at 60mph you would see a gain of 13 whp? Probably not. I still say those gains are bs.

mp3moose- i had a g-tech in my mustang and took it to the strip. It was usually accurate to within 2 tenths of a second but the horsepower is off. I used a dynojet to do the comparison.
mazdaspeedpower
12-21-2003, 04:59 PM
I would like to see a EVO style hood with this dg motorsports ram air duct(hint hint vendors).
And who cares if the ducting isn't for an MSP, it's called custom fab your own damn stuff to work with it. I know I would, I think this ram air, with an FMIC would really help out the air temp of our cars.