Trying to think of creative ways to get a bit more power out of our trucks and also more efficiency, I was inspired by a idea that has been used on sport bikes for many years now. Ram Air, using the speed of the truck moving to push more air into the intake. Looking at it, wouldnt be hard at all to setup. Could easily run a flexible hose the size of the stock intake snorkel that sticks into the side of the fender well, and run that down to where the fog light hole is located on the left side. A couple slots later and a secured hose, and you now have a Ram air setup to give the truck more air at anything other than stopped. Anybody have any thoughts on how well this might actually work out.

 

Someone else on here has done that, I forget who though..maybe Ueland? haha I'm not sure. yeah, it isn't too complex but I don't know what kind of gains you will see

 

The flexible "accordion" style hose is a poor choice for this application because each "wrinkle" causes a significant amount of turbulence - all this turbulence effectively reduces the clean flow radius. I would consider smooth walled pipe or hose & gaskets at areas such as the hood when incorporating a scoop.

 

Bobby did it on Roxanne, poor dearly departed Roxanne.....ran ducting all the way to the opening in the front bumper.....then he sucked up water and hydrolocked the engine...no just kidding.....but he did remove it not long after installing it.....can't seem to find the thread...he did a whole write up/how-to, parts list thing...

Here it is (I think):

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...-progress.html

 

Thanks for the link, Im definitely thinking of doing this. Dont think I would use galvanized steel like he did, Im looking more at either some form of flexible hosing to do it with, easier to work with, and the effect on airflow will be very minimal really as far as the ribbed portions.

 

If you want functional ram air, why not look into a shaker kit? IMO, a cowl induction setup would work well, and the extra space could be utilized for venting the motor compartment. Win/win. Cowl with a isolation tub, and a K&N X-Stream filter. I'd guess 5-10 horse.

 

How about a hood scoop and a intake set up like what blown had before he put on the supercharger. It's what I want to do

 

If you are looking for the "ram-air" configuration, why not use aluminum sheet metal, aluminum mandral bends, a couple of silicone couplers, and fab your own kit? This would save you quite a bit of weight, not to mention the thermal dynamic properties of aluminum vs. steel.

If I were you, being a DD truck, I would seek the scoop versions.

 

Ducting and bends are going to negate the ram effect. Then it's just a cold air intake. Hood scoop is basically the shaker setup. Scoop is mounted on intake instead of hood. Just a matter pf preference, and the fact that a shaker is easier to isolate, and looks cleaner when the hood is up.

 

I beg to differ with thought that ducting and a couple bends will negate the effect. Last time I checked, my dryer still blows pretty firmly after more than a few feet and a few bends, and driving down the road at anything over 30mph with a scoop being funneled into a smaller diameter duct is going to create a substantial increase in air velocity through the ducting. Will it be as efficient as smooth tubing, probably not, but it will increase the air velocity in the and overall air pressure inside the airbox and going to the manifold which is idea.