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I have a '96 Firebird Trans Am WS6 with the Ram Air package. I will have to
replace the air filter in a few thousand miles and had been considering
just installing a K&N filter in the stock air box. Now I am relatively new
when it comes to LT1s and wanted some information on how good the factory
ram air kit was and whether I would be better served by saving the money
difference on getting the K&N filter ($83 vs $12 for stock) over stock and
replacing the ram with another more efficient intake setup. So basically I
am asking if the Ram Air is decent or is there something out there better
for this setup and how much it is priced? If this car didn't have the ram
air I would get a CAI without hesitating.
Jaywalkersw
Your factory airbox is rather effective as it is very much like the ls1 lid
setup.
Dont go CAI as it will hurt performance. Instead remove the plastice strips
that run over the middle of the filter with a dremel, then run a good
filter AEM, K&N, or Moroso, or whatever your favorite brand is and you have
one of the most effective CAI available for an F-body.
Enthusiast
The K&N filters have shown time and time again to show no real noticable HP
or TQ gains on a dyno. You won't notice it by feel, or probably even at
the dragstrip compared to a normal, clean paper filter. I got one on the
cheap and it fit a lot better, and now I have piece of mind that there
aren't moths in my engine, but the car is no faster and I will be saving
very little if any $ in the long run with the cost of "refreshing" the K&N.
giant016
