Interesting Ram Air

[BryanL]

Thanks Bob-looking forward to hanging out with you and glad you are coming down (I still drive my dmax sub)

So you are saying that my stock LS air filter setup is illegal on my 1998 LS1 Camaro? And removing a headlight so that there is a clear path for air directly to an aftermarket air intake that resides in the engine compartment is legal?

Obviously I disagree that even the modified underside is creating a ram air since there is nothing that is sealed catching air and bringing it into a sealed enclosure that is ramming air into it. This is the way it has been explained to me by directors as to why removing the headlight isn't a ram air and it's only a cold air intake because there isn't a "duct" catching air from somewhere that then feeds a sealed ram air filter setup.

My understanding about the wording of the rule about not allowed, even if they were OEM stock has to do with the factory Ram Air setup that was an option and had to be plugged if you had that oem ram air on your car.

Here is an example of something that the directors dealt with when allowing the 98-02 LS car into the series that they didn't want allowed. http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...cars-with-a-c/

[Supercharged111]

This subject is far too grey. We can easily and objectively prove whether or not this mod is legal. It's common knowledge that the LS1 airbox is restrictive, even the stock ram air boxes have larger inlets. If a ram air appearing intake has a leak, then it is NOT a ram air intake period. Again, this can be proven beyond a shadow of a doubt by taking before and after datalogs. IMO this is the only way to properly enforce this rule as merely blowing air in the direction of a cone air filter is again, abso-fucking-lutely NOT ram air. I say this as a director who basically runs a hot air intake. Thede if you're watching I zip tied that busted headlight cover back together and put it back on the car.

[BADVENM]

LOL, after a weekend of racing you did that.

[Supercharged111]

That and I relocated the ground that came loose in R4. The headlight cover was littering my trailer.

[Al Fernandez]

Bryan relax man, you're gonna have a heart attack getting all amped up over nothing. The stock LS air filter setup is legal, always has been. The SS LS air intake is not.

[BryanL]

Bryan relax man, you're gonna have a heart attack getting all amped up over nothing. The stock LS air filter setup is legal, always has been. The SS LS air intake is not.

So is the stock LS air filter setup legal for a 93-97 that is running the LS motor?

[Den34]

Bryan
I think You misunderstood me. Yes a stock LS air cleaner is legal. I am referring to the cutting out of the bottom of the stock air cleaner housing to allow forced air from the radiator ducting into the air cleaner box. That is what I refer to as illegal. The other stuff about headlight covers and such I have no comment right now. I would have to see the situation.
Bob