Well, I guess the folks at Volant do not know anything about their products. The one in the photo is for the SRT-10 Truck. The new one has just been released. It is so new they said they have not taken a photo of it yet and plan on doing the shoot this week and posting them on the web.

The scoop intake you are talking about has a small filter mounted in the scoop. As I remember as an air filter gets wet it will hold water. Now I do not remember air passing through a filter that is full of water very well.

Like I said before where I live we get a lot of rain. Maybe in a dry environment that straight intake into the engine would be great but it would suck for anyone driving in rain all day long.

The filter they were using in a Cutlass 442 was much larger then the small ram air filter we are talking about.


And Since I am new rob[GL], please explain to me how this Forum works. I did not read the rules in your post. I thought it was here to discuss. I do not see what you meant buy my inability to understand how it works. Unless you were meaning that because I am new I do not know anything I am talking about and you feel the need to be rude to any new people. Yeah, that works well. Now I know why I see so many unanswered posts here. People like you do not want new people here to challenge you.


Ricker,

The intake box acting like a reservoir is just how this works. I never said it was a "Ram Air" intake. I only said it provided cold air from outside of the engine compartment.

 

I pretty much agree with you Foiled, I can't see water flowing into an engine intake, filter or not, to be a good thing. I know of the hood that everyone was talking about. I'd really like to get it but I'm still unsure about how it handles heavy rain. The website says that it has a dam for water, but would like to see one for myself before I spend 1500 bucks on one (including the intake). Yeah, the filter may stop some of it but what happens when the filter gets soaked? Seems like a pretty risky gamble between a hood/intake that costs around $1500 or an engine that probably costs around 7 or 8 grand, because I'm willing to bet that your warranty isn't going to cover damage from water intrusion with an aftermarket intake.

 

Well Foiled, I'm sorry that you had to encounter this type of response being new and all. I'm fairly new myself and I've learned quickly that ideas are better tossed around than opinions. But don't get discouraged, many guys and girls on here are very knowledgable and trustworthy, even if they do come across as a punk at first. Forgive and forget, continue on. We're all family! Right???

 

Does anybody have an airflow diagram showing pressure areas along a ram's bodyline? I know on most square shaped vehicles the front of the hood is a low pressure area and there would be no benefit from a ram air hood other than styling. Sure, the intake would be a good source for cold air, but not necessarily forced air. That's why cowl induction hoods work so efficiently--the area where the hood and windshield meet is almost always a positive pressure area.

 

anyone find a good water proof srt-10 hood intake that doesnt suck in water, and no the air filter will not filter out water. but i just got an srt-10 and want to get an intake that will suck in air from the scoop but not water.

 

After this summer I'd like to get an SRT-10 hood and CAI but funds right now are in short supply saving for summer vacation.