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What you guys think?
 

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Looks good. It will pull from the front hood and stock airbox location. Provides a little more heat protection than the Injen.

Post Price when possible / Actually still waiting on the BlackOps option as well.
 
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Like the design of it for sure, not sucking in all hot engine air. Question....that piece that is "blocked off" in the front hood area, I know it's just a plastic filler piece and should be easy to remove, I was trying to fabricate something and could not for the life of me remove those two plastic pins to get that little piece out. Anyone done that? Is there a trick? Literally I tried prying them with everything and then got frustrated and walked away and never came back lol.


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Like the design of it for sure, not sucking in all hot engine air. Question....that piece that is "blocked off" in the front hood area, I know it's just a plastic filler piece and should be easy to remove, I was trying to fabricate something and could not for the life of me remove those two plastic pins to get that little piece out. Anyone done that? Is there a trick? Literally I tried prying them with everything and then got frustrated and walked away and never came back lol.
I removed and modified my block off plate when installing my Injen. From what i remember you have to pop up the inside pin head first using a small flat head then the whole pin assembly will come out. I can look at it when i get home...
 
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Yeah looks pretty legit from what I see so far. I just called that number and got some lady that didn't have a clue and couldn't find the price. She then told me to call Summit Racing?
 
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Ya, they don't sell direct and Summit is the huge national online dealer that is based in outskirts of Cleveland....natural referral to a dealer. If you want a convo with a factory Volant/Corsa CAI person call back and ask for Dan Erickson.
 
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I ordered one from Jegs w/ the PowerCore for $337.59 instead of the cheaper oiled filter. I had them price match some place called Moddiction.

Also, I have been in talks with Corsa/Volant to make a ram air tube to pull from one of our lower grills. They said they need good interest to look at that option. There should be a poll somewhere on this forum that I sent to Volant/Corsa and they were following the responses.

EDIT: Link to poll:

http://www.jeepgarage.org/f97/volant-cold-air-intake-w-integrated-ram-air-scoop-79511.html
 
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Been sitting here trying to decide whether to get this intake or not, but honestly how hard would it be to get a drop in "higher flow" filter and fabricate the stock box to do exactly the same thing? Think I've got a weekend project on my hands.....that is if I can get those fasteners out lol


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nice, but I like the Injen unit, as it's open top allows air to be drawn in also from the hood vents on an SRT, when I installed mine, I added a layer of heat shielding to the engine side of the Injen Baffle/box, looks nice and reduces temps in the filter/intake area
 
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nice, but I like the Injen unit, as it's open top allows air to be drawn in also from the hood vents on an SRT,
But the hood vents are actually heat extractors. You aren't pulling air from there. This design is pulling air from the only two possible places in that location. Front of hood and lower engine cavity where the factory pulls air from.

I have the Injen as well btw, so not knocking it.
 
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You are correct that when the vehicle is moving , air is extracted up through the hood vents, however when standing still air can be drawn in also... And I think the more open top design of the injen allows more heat to rise up and escape thru those vents, I'm sure both systems allow more and better air flow than stock... It just comes down to personal choice without extensive side by side dino testing.... My opinion is that customers will probably be happy with either one... My Jeep seems to respond alittle quicker since I installed an Injen on mine, but thats just a seat of the pants feeling... ?
 
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What good does drawing in air do when you're not moving?

I think Injen makes nice stuff, I had their intake on my S4, but I don't think I would put one on my SRT if I got it for free. Heat is a huge issue on this vehicle and a filter on a stick doesn't cut it for these. But, apparently they sound good :)


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According to Jegs, my intake may ship on Monday. Please remember to vote on my poll concerning the ram air tube as Volant/Corsa is considering it, but needs good enough interest to make the molds.
 
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I am hoping Chad's unit will be a pretty short Ram in design - one that will fit & draw air from the grille rings ... even if it means a water bottle relocation
Been said a thousand times before but you really do have to get the O2 from out front away from anywhere remotely warm & 100% unimpeded

Just my 2cents tho
 
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My 2014, even when driven in air temps as high as 115 degrees, on a regular basis, has never gotten the least bit hot, the temp guage has always remained well below the hot range, in the norm.... Thought about going to a 180 degree thermostat, but so far haven't seen any need to do so... I'm Happy with the Injen CAI, and have run lots of other brands on other cars.... As I mentioned earlier, I did add a layer of heat shielding to the Injen air box on the engine side, to further reduce temps at the intake filter area, as much as possible.... Unless your racing for money or Nascar, any CAI system, will add additional air and improve air flow, Mopar even has their own for some engines & cars... That as one person described as a filter on a stick! If your looking for a Ram Air system, that's another story
 
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There really isn't much room to get a scoop made. Only way I see is to move the washer fluid bottle. Not saying it can't be done though as you could attach something to the brake ducts. That's why I chose the bwoody as the engine compartment is completely sealed off and no way does it get any outside air in. The scoop that attaches to the box that sits on top of the headlight is really the only option and I don't see much coming from that as the hood curves down so you don't even have a straight shot there.
 
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On the SRT's outside air comes up from the front and from the areas below the engine and escapes out through the vented hood, while there is no direct forced air path into the air intake, you are getting a flow of outside air through the engine compartment, if you didn't, the engines would soon over heat and self destruct, many seem to want a RAM Air system, where they can obtain an unrestricted flow of air, from out in front of their vehicles directed into their throttle body directly.....The new Challenger Hell Cat does this by removing one or two of the headlamps and using that opening as a scoop, this has been done in various forms over the years, especially in the late 60's high performance cars.... Ram Air scoops were often attached under the front bumper with large clothes dryer type hoses running directly up the the carburetors filter housing, or real hood scoopes, it can still be done to the GC if someone wants it bad enough, and thinks the gains would be worth the fabrication efforts...I personally don't feel the possible small performance gains would be worth all the effort, unless your really into all out racing
 
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On the SRT's outside air comes up from the front and from the areas below the engine and escapes out through the vented hood, while there is no direct forced air path into the air intake, you are getting a flow of outside air through the engine compartment,
True. The same place the bwoody drops down to is the same path the air comes into the engine compartment.
 
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If you are driving around with 115 degree intake temps..you are robbing your truck of power. ...plain and simple. I had a hennessey intake and constantly saw 100-115 intake temps on 80 degree days. I made the switch to a true cai and saw the temps drop to just above ambient...no matter the temp outside. I also saw my truck drop .5 seconds in 0-60 from 4.3 to a.3.7 and i have many vids to back that up. Most here have seen them.
 
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We can't knock the efficiency of the bwoody guys. Just looking for a good alternative.
 
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to be honest....and not to sound like an ass. But none of the short rams are an alternative at the moment. If there not pulling air from out side of the engine bay.....youre gonna have high intake temps. Im afraid even the corsa may fail for the same reasons. Yes it has a sealed box....but it still pulls its air from the same place as stock.
 
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Agreed
 
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That's why I'm trying to convince Corsa to mold a ram air scoop to pull from the lower grill. They have molded them for a ton of other vehicles. I don't see any indication that Chad will have anything anytime soon so I'm trying out the Corsa.
 
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Well, my Corsa intake is out for delivery...I'll try to get it installed tonight and report back on IAT temps, etc. I've done a few 0-60 and all have been right at 4.7s stock (with spare tire, some tools and other crap in the back). One thing that does kind of worry me about the bwoody or any intake with a low filter is pulling water from standing water. The roads I take to and from work constantly flood along the sides and I'm always driving through large puddles. Probably not a valid concern if I take it really slow and could be mitigated with a drycharger sock, but the thought is always in my mind.

I've had Volant intakes before and really like their Donaldson filters. I'm interested to see how high the IAT temps get with Corsa's enclosure and also opening above the front headlight.
 
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Got the Corsa installed and the hood won't close because the hood vent is hitting the filter enclosure. Talk about piss poor engineering. Did they test this intake on a hoodless SRT???
 
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