Old school look on 5.7

[Schindy]

http://www.vararam.com/hemi.html

Thinking about this since I have a 5.7 out of a truck. Does anyone have any experience with it?

 

[Seventy]

What car is it going into?

 

[Schindy]

1970 Dodge Charger

 

[super-bee_ski]

I love that look
INDY sells a kit that makes it look old-skool

 

[Seventy]

1970 Dodge Charger

go for it, I wouldnt do it on ram air car or shaker car, but 70 charger, makes sense... good luck..

 

[440roadrunner]

Just "looking" at that thing does not appear it would move anywhere near enough air. Restrictions right there at the point where the hoses joint the thing

 

[Coyoteduster]

Bunch of guys in my truck club run these and they're cool as hell. You will have to make your own mounting brackets and the flex hose that comes with the kit is a POS.


They are pretty pricey as well ... :icon_frown:

 

[Seventy]

Just "looking" at that thing does not appear it would move anywhere near enough air. Restrictions right there at the point where the hoses joint the thing

Considering the hemi's tb is only the size of 1 of them tubes I think the pair would do it, I'll bet with a bit of speed you will get some intake pressure there, trick is getting the gains from that to make up for the added wind resistance

 

[Coyoteduster]

Just "looking" at that thing does not appear it would move anywhere near enough air. Restrictions right there at the point where the hoses joint the thing

No restriction issues that I'm aware of ..., in fact, the "Butt Dyno" says just the opposite.

 

[Schindy]

Thanks for the input everyone. I'm thinking if I use it there would be a few changes. I would use hard pipe instead of that flexible stuff. I'm no engineer but I'm guessing the ribs would affect air flow. My other thought is to hook the pipes up through the front signals on the valance and surround them with LEDs. Sort of what they do on the new Challenger.

 

[CoronetDarter]

Can't add much to the ram air discussion, but man! they got a hottie model.:love4:

 

[Yatzee]

This reminds me of an episode of Roadkill where three Huskvarna leaf blowers were attached to a common manifold in an effort to simulate a super charger.Never worked worth a damn and I doubt this setup would either. I never fails to amaze me the $h.t manufacturer's will come up with to separate us from are hard earned cash. It's a great idea if you drive around with the hood off the vehicle or at 250 m.p.h. to get some boost. Wouldn't you rather save your dough and buy an Eaton blower and not have to open the hood? The sight of the blower peaking through the hood would put the fear of god in everyone who saw it and you'd be the envy of the neighborhood. Check out the video at Hot Rod Magazine.