Whoosh Motorsports Short Ram Intake Install

[Fordy Ford]

G'day Guys and Girls

Operation Stage 2 has begun and episode 1 features the Whoosh Motorsports Short Ram Intake.

Install was fairly straight forward with the only slightly tricky part being the nut that goes on the mounting bolt underneath one of the original airbox mounting holes.

The intake quality is very nice, looks good installed and sounds great.

View: https://youtu.be/C-gh3tWQ7SI

 

[XR650R]

Definitely hearing more whoosh.

 

[RubenZZZ]

Does it pull fresh air from below? It sounds good.


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[Business6]

Does it pull fresh air from below? It sounds good.

I've got the ramair intake which is a larger version of this and it's got the most addictive intake sounds, lol. Unfortunately it pulls air straight from the radiator. 110-120° intake temps were not uncommon during the summer when moving at any speed and 135° was normal at any stoplight with the peak intake temp that I saw being just under 144°. Once the temps rose to that range the best they would get down to is 110-115° again.

If it's 20 degrees out you'll get to 100° intake temps at an in n out drive thru and when you get to moving again it may go down to the 70s at best.

For reference all these high temps can and will happen with the stock airbox but the stock snorkel has an immediate impact on intake temps once you start moving. It takes a little longer for the temps to rise but they drop to slightly lower temps at around 5-10°.

The 2J and Peron intakes are the only ones I would recommend that don't use an airbox with a snorkel feed. I've only seen data on the 2J, though.

 

[M-Sport fan]

If someone could build an effective snorkel on the bottom plenum type enclosure for those intakes, they might just work without skyrocketing the intake temps.

But then they'd lose almost all of the sounds that everyone buys them for in the first place.
I am fortunate in that I cannot stand intake/turbo noises at all, so the cooler intake temps, enclosed ST200 box with a factory filter is just fine for me.

 

[Fordy Ford]

Thanks for the comments.

It sounds bloody awesome.

I am currently looking for a workable material for a novice like me to use to make a shield and also work a way to get fresh air in without exposing it to water when it rains. I have ideas. Need to make it happen. It is very tight down there though.

 

[Business6]

Not sure what the filter dimensions are but a pre-filter might be helpful until then and even after you figure a water to put a splash guard in.

https://filterwears.com/products/fi...2&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign

 

[Fordy Ford]

Not sure what the filter dimensions are but a pre-filter might be helpful until then and even after you figure a water to put a splash guard in.

https://filterwears.com/products/fi...2&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign

That looks like a cool product. Thanks for the link 👍. It is supposed to rain a bit this week so I will try to remember to check it.

 

[DBLE]

How's the filter holding up with the rubbing? Or were you able to fix it via adjustments?

 

[Spooly_fist]

Thanks for the comments.

It sounds bloody awesome.

I am currently looking for a workable material for a novice like me to use to make a shield and also work a way to get fresh air in without exposing it to water when it rains. I have ideas. Need to make it happen. It is very tight down there though.

How are the intake temps so far without a shield? I just ordered one of these intakes

 

[Fordy Ford]

How's the filter holding up with the rubbing? Or were you able to fix it via adjustments?

It's only been on a couple of weeks but seems fine.

 

[Fordy Ford]

How are the intake temps so far without a shield? I just ordered one of these intakes

I haven't got my Mountune handset handy so haven't been able to tell. At a guess, warmer than the Mountune Airbox.

 

[Genghis_Bob]

Thanks for the comments.

It sounds bloody awesome.

I am currently looking for a workable material for a novice like me to use to make a shield and also work a way to get fresh air in without exposing it to water when it rains. I have ideas. Need to make it happen. It is very tight down there though.

Use this Msport heatshield off Colin Mcrae's Focus as inspiration, doesn't have to look pretty, just has to work.