Re: Which is better K&N or RAM??

[xjosh <xjosh@xxxxxxx>]

Au Contraire, Mon Frere. I have a Ramair brand filter on my VW GTi VR6.
Confusing, yes, as ram air refers to air intake "technology" as well.

Josh

On
Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Justin Hughes wrote:

> K&N and ram air are NOT mutually exclusive mods - you can have both,
> either/or, or neither!  You already know what a K&N filter is - no need to
> explain there.  Ram air is not a brand name.  It is a system that involves
> having an air scoop on the front of your car that collects fresh air at high
> speeds and literally "rams" it into the engine.  The scoop at the front of
> the car is the key, since at high speeds more air will get crammed down the
> intake than the engine would pull on its own.  It's similar in principle to
> a turbo or supercharger, but without the mechanical bits - the car's speed
> alone determines how much extra air gets shoved into the engine.
> 
> Getting back to your question, it's not an either/or thing between ram air
> and a K&N.  In fact, probably the best system would be to have ram air AND a
> K&N!  That way you'd get the ram air effect, and the K&N filter would allow
> far more of the air to flow through it than a stock filter.  Ram air is not
> strictly a track mod, but it will only have an effect at high speeds.  It
> will help you on the freeway, for example, and it will definitely give you a
> boost as you speed down the front straightaway at a drivers school due to
> the even higher speed you achieve on the track.  It won't do much for you in
> slow, stop & go city driving.  Arguably it will still help a little - you
> will not get a ram effect, but you're always pulling air from outside, which
> is cooler than the engine compartment.  Cool air is denser, therefore you
> get more bang for the buck.  But the only real improvement will be seen at
> high speeds.
> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
>     - Justin
>       '83 320i
> 
> 
> 

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