Wastegate Actuator And No Need for Boost Controlle

[knowyourturbo]

Hey there Bud, you have the Ram Air hood/ or the GOOD HOOD, any photo's of hood open and closed, I ran a 15.1 at the block party in a tottaly stock 04 auto, But am very interested in the ram air hood, Thanx Stew

quote:Originally posted by jrk516

Don't listen too closely to me, as I'm still learning the technical details of turbos, but for those that are interested, TurboXS.com has a kit with a wastegate actuator, boost controller, and tubing necessary. It's for the SRT-4, but I would imagine you could make it work.

For the record, the only mod I've done to my GT is a ram air Good Hood and AirAid intake, which I, uh, modified from my old 2001. It was my first run, but I ran a 15.68 at 91.91 with it. Does anyone know what a stock GT Manual runs?

[jrk516]

Thanks guys. Is my 92 quicker than stock, then? That will help answer the question about whether the Good Hood helps.

From what I can tell the ram air really kicks in about 75. My GT pulls WAY better than it has any right to in 3rd gear up until 95. Fourth isn't bad, but obviously it's another cog. The AirAid filter is already pretty dirty right below the ram air hole above it, so I know it's getting plenty of air.

The air filter did help some, but not nearly as much as it helped my 2001. You can hear the blowoff more, but it's still not very loud. The best part, as others have mentioned, is that the box doesn't intake much of the hot underhood air. I'll tell you what, it sure likes this cold weather! With a touch of salt and 30 degree weather, 1st won't hook up at full throttle. Even if you start and then gun it it breaks loose - cool!

As for the pictures, I'll take them when I can find my stinking digicam, it disappeared on me. -Nate