Sneak peak of "Dads C63" new ram air set up!
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Sneak peak of "Dads C63" new ram air set up!
I'll start with this one picture.
Been working on this for months and its finally coming together. The new hood should be done within the next two weeks. I can already say that the new air boxes vs stock set up gained power sitting still on the dyno with no fans so the larger filters do help. As far as the actual gains of the ram air will be determined within the next two weeks. I will rent a local track and test 60-130 and 1/4 mile times stock vs this new set up. Will be interesting to see the results.
There is still some painting and cleaning left to do but we are getting close.
Been working on this for months and its finally coming together. The new hood should be done within the next two weeks. I can already say that the new air boxes vs stock set up gained power sitting still on the dyno with no fans so the larger filters do help. As far as the actual gains of the ram air will be determined within the next two weeks. I will rent a local track and test 60-130 and 1/4 mile times stock vs this new set up. Will be interesting to see the results.
There is still some painting and cleaning left to do but we are getting close.
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Very cool.
More than anything, I really respect your R&D. The fact that you plan on taking the new setup to the track along with dyno tests show how thorough you are with your products. This is what customers love to see.
Awesome work. Looks like great innovation.
More than anything, I really respect your R&D. The fact that you plan on taking the new setup to the track along with dyno tests show how thorough you are with your products. This is what customers love to see.
Awesome work. Looks like great innovation.
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I also appreciate the testing done privately. This shows the enthusiasm on the development of a faster car. I can tell where this is going though.. you are probably going to have a modified hood in order to maximize the air flow..
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I'm very impressed that you actually do something new instead of just bolting on what's available. I respect that a lot.
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Are you going with ram scoops or a cowl induction design? I thought about putting a single scoop on my car once but bailed. I am no thinking of a enclosed air box below the headlight.
Anyway, as said like to see people making stuff instead of bolting on.
Anyway, as said like to see people making stuff instead of bolting on.
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However, to be honest I didn't design this set up with duplication in mind. It has come together so well that anyone that tracks their car regularly can use this as a fair weather set up for car shows etc.... or just track days. Then revert back to the stock set up for everyday driving. The only down side is you will need two hoods. Fortunately I had my old stock hood laying around that we modified to create the "Dads C63 Carbon Fiber Louvered hood" that many of you have (THANK YOU!!). Thats the one we are cutting up and playing with. If you already have my carbon fiber hood then you can send me your stock hood and Dave can modify it for this set up. It won't have the louvers but thats fine. Dave made a template for the modifications if he needs to do another one.
My car does not get driven much except for the two reasons listed above so I don't worry about rain/water. We did try to design a ramp where the water will have to travel up hill to reach the filters if you did get caught accidentally in the rain. The filters are actually so far back that water may not be a problem. Thats part of the reason why the front is dipped down about two inches. There will be weap holes for water to escape in that lower tray. It was also done for volumn reasons. I wanted the filters to get as much volumn of air as possible once entering the scoop. Due to the natural rake in the filter design we just worked off that and made the matching "plate" at an angle which created the uphill effect for water issues and a cavern effect to allow the air to go directly into the new filters.
I'm sure there are ways to do this better but this is the first attempt.
Here is a picture of the bottom of the boxes.
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WOW Dad, you really out did yourself my friend
That looks GREAT via a prototype only
Two LARGE K/N's for the win, with a nice breath of fresh air thrown in for good measure.
That looks GREAT via a prototype only
Two LARGE K/N's for the win, with a nice breath of fresh air thrown in for good measure.
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Very ingenious flipping the OEM air boxes upside down to work as a base for the bigger filter box. Well done.
Are you using the same MAFS connections??
I would leave the CF scoop for now. See if it yellows down the line.....
Are you using the same MAFS connections??
I would leave the CF scoop for now. See if it yellows down the line.....
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I didn't want to mess with the air flow measurements concerning the MAFS. Thats all measured and precisely tuned. Just allowing them to get more air. I'm confident the scoop won't yellow because Dave will sand and clear coat everything once its in place.
Hope it all works.
If not, it will look cool for car shows. Then my wife will hurt me.
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