It only makes the truck sound better when stock. Otherwise it’s all in your head. The truck cannot add enough fuel to make any gains of power besides maybe 3-5hp. Thanks emissions lol. Once you get an aftermarket tune though it’s a different story. This intake is known to add around 15hp when you can add enough fuel like it wants.
@@xGR1MxREAPERx he should have posted the dyno sheets from before and after, but you are absolutely wrong, I picked up like 20-30hp on my 98 SS Camaro and my 2002 Trans AM just by adding a and air lid that replaced the factor box which detuned the car so it wasn't as fast as the Corvettes of those years. I tested it on the dyno, same day, didn't even unstrap it. Did a pull, bought the lid, pulled off the old box and snapped in the new one and did another couple pulls. I don't think the guy is lying about a 20hp gain, it's not that much, but it seems about right with most of the cold air/ram air kits I've encountered over the years.
The ram air system will ramp up the airflow when the vehicle is moving. You picked up 20hp stationary, it should be better as the truck increasing in speed and creates more air pressure on the intake. That was also rear wheel power, may people use crank HP for advertising purposes to sensationalize their benefits.
had one on my 2005 1500... Unfortunately I didnt install it so I dont know if it added performance. However I did get better than average fuel economy on highway trips. Motor had +235k miles.
I have '15 with long tubes high flow cats y pipe with 3" single magna flow ,pulsar ,V6 fan swap and Vararam intake. Pulling 341 in tune mode 2 87 octane, in 4 its 355 , in 6 its 373, and in 8 with 91 and octane boost its 398-402 AND THATS WITH 135 K on motor
@@CrimtideStreams He should have posted the dyno sheets before and after, honestly. That way we can see the torque as well and what the graph looks like.
I did notice the truck was a lot more touchy from stand still and noticed mpg gains all the way up. Let's say I stopped checking around 90mph. Usually approx 2-4. At times what seemed to be almost 9mpg. It wasn't very throughly tested. I was having to much fun driving it.
I'm thinking you're referring to crank horsepower. Once that goes through the torque converter, transmission, exhaust, etc. you lose power and the 256 hp number is what's at the real wheels.
Nice video. I always wondered about the Xtra power you could get from that intake. Just curious, is that a hemi 5.7. I have a 2015 ram 5.7 and specs are 390hp at crank. Dynoes at 303 RWHP stock. Is there a power loss in the 2019?
That truck must of had a spark plug missing or something.. 256 horsepower…. That’s like 37% power loss. That is not even close dude. These trucks are hard to dyno as the truck always wants to shift but if you remove a couple fuses it makes it to where it lets you hit redline to get an accurate set of numbers. Normal on these is about 22% power loss. About 305-315hp stock. The vararam intake adds around 5 horsepower only as the truck doesn’t have enough adjustment in the stock tune. If you get a tune on the truck and with the ram intake it can add a lot more. Closer to 15hp with just the intake. You need to account for all that extra air by adding way more fuel though which again is impossible with the stock truck because emissions will NOT allow the truck to add much fuel at all. So whatever dyno you were at is full of shit..
Honestly at this point I do not recall, I'm pretty sure the hood was closed. The thought process that this system is a ram air system and not just a cold air system, the hood has to be closed for the purposes of the functionality of the ram air
explain how you got an increase without changing the throttle body. The Engine management system will only allow the air that it was programed to let in. You could put a 6 foot pipe on it. It's still set for 52 mm.
I can see There is a much Shorter path for air to travel Combined with a Larger, lower resistance air filter. Also there would be a RAM air effect (Like Kawasaki uses to get extra power out of the zx14) when the vehicle was driving because of positive air pressure from the vehicle moving forward through the air. The throttle body (and it’s resistance to airflow) will not change - true but with higher air pressure on the inside of the larger air filter there will be higher pressure acting on the throttle body forcing more cooler denser air through that same orifice. I have not seen one of these cars ram up close yet but “if” there is a bell mouth on the entry to the throttle body - that can increase the volume of air flowing through the same throttle body as well.
I have ordered one and the cooler denser pressurised air will (at least in theory) get more air into the same diameter throttle body. I have also ordered a Pulsar inline tuner and hoping cooler higher pressure ram air and Pulsar inline tuner will together help my engine to breath easier Increase economy and torque When budget permits some shorty headers too as I am chasing torque & power improvements in the 1500 - 4000rpm rev range - which is where I mostly find my engine running.
Really? So if you put a centrifugal supercharger on it, the stock throttle body will not allow any airflow increase. Sorry, that's not right. There may be other reasons why an aftermarket airbox won't add power but that's not it. Decreasing the amount of vacuum between the air intake and the throttle body will add power. How much, is debatable.
Your logic is flawed brother. Aftermarket intake systems are based on the premise that the factory equipment is restrictive and designed for fuel efficiency. Give it better air flow, efficiency be dammed and you will see more power. The manufacturers claims are exaggerated but there is a "there" there.
PCM is locked on all 2015 and up rams need a polstar to even unlock it to gain any difference what so ever otherwise the truck will stay at stock oem parameters
I agree that it is designed to work best at road speed. There is also comparison between this unit vs the oem equipment that chokes the air flow greatly. To see responsiveness increase and power increase between testing proves that there are gains even when not at speed
I would have thought even greater gains with RAM air effect on the road. Any positive effects on the dyno would have come from less resistance through the very large air filter and shorter path for air especially at high rpm
I had the vararam intake on my 2016 single cab 5.7. It was a noticeable difference. Really noticeable after I installed pulsar
What’s is the pulsar?
Pulsar????
@@mississippisnowplow pulsar is a tune
It only makes the truck sound better when stock. Otherwise it’s all in your head. The truck cannot add enough fuel to make any gains of power besides maybe 3-5hp. Thanks emissions lol. Once you get an aftermarket tune though it’s a different story. This intake is known to add around 15hp when you can add enough fuel like it wants.
@@xGR1MxREAPERx he should have posted the dyno sheets from before and after, but you are absolutely wrong, I picked up like 20-30hp on my 98 SS Camaro and my 2002 Trans AM just by adding a and air lid that replaced the factor box which detuned the car so it wasn't as fast as the Corvettes of those years. I tested it on the dyno, same day, didn't even unstrap it. Did a pull, bought the lid, pulled off the old box and snapped in the new one and did another couple pulls. I don't think the guy is lying about a 20hp gain, it's not that much, but it seems about right with most of the cold air/ram air kits I've encountered over the years.
I had one on my 18 ram. Looked cool. Can’t say I noticed some big difference...
Yes sir I have a 19 ram (no etorque) with this , straight piped, pulsar tuner and oil catch can 👌🏽
What's the oil catch can for?
good video man, just ordered on my longhorn
Good choice! I really like the longhorn I really wish I could afford to go ahead and do a hellcat supercharger but no dice not right now anyhow
Funniest video I've seen in a long time thanks for making me laugh
Doesn’t look like it was dynoed correctly 🤦🏻♂️
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The ram air system will ramp up the airflow when the vehicle is moving. You picked up 20hp stationary, it should be better as the truck increasing in speed and creates more air pressure on the intake. That was also rear wheel power, may people use crank HP for advertising purposes to sensationalize their benefits.
"There are the results"? Where are the dyno charts?
That was hard to watch.
had one on my 2005 1500... Unfortunately I didnt install it so I dont know if it added performance. However I did get better than average fuel economy on highway trips. Motor had +235k miles.
now i still don't know how to install it thnx man
I'll pull the footage and slow it down if you like. The install on the project very simple.
if you cant figure out how to install that you shouldn't have it int the first place
@@banana1658 3years ago man.
I have '15 with long tubes high flow cats y pipe with 3" single magna flow ,pulsar ,V6 fan swap and Vararam intake. Pulling 341 in tune mode 2 87 octane, in 4 its 355 , in 6 its 373, and in 8 with 91 and octane boost its 398-402 AND THATS WITH 135 K on motor
Heard the power is good. But the i take is silent unlike the standard CAI kits
I'm not seeing the "after" horsepower listed.
276.2
Should actually watch the video then, where he talks about it.
@@CrimtideStreams He should have posted the dyno sheets before and after, honestly. That way we can see the torque as well and what the graph looks like.
You better check your diagonal you're a little light on the horsepower
Whoa, that bracket might have bolts.
Thats a solid 20 rwhp ! Nice 👌. Any updates on mpg?
I did notice the truck was a lot more touchy from stand still and noticed mpg gains all the way up. Let's say I stopped checking around 90mph. Usually approx 2-4. At times what seemed to be almost 9mpg. It wasn't very throughly tested. I was having to much fun driving it.
256hp? From a 5.7!? I mean, weren't these rated for 395hp?
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I'm thinking you're referring to crank horsepower. Once that goes through the torque converter, transmission, exhaust, etc. you lose power and the 256 hp number is what's at the real wheels.
@@texasfan8892 - So, 256hp from 395hp is 15% drivetrain loss?
@@truthkeeperfilms, you have to manually shift them to hold the gear on the Dyno.
@@truthkeeperfilms that is normal for a 4x4 could even be more loss then 15%
Isn't the physics of air ram is moving through the air?
Nice video. I always wondered about the Xtra power you could get from that intake. Just curious, is that a hemi 5.7. I have a 2015 ram 5.7 and specs are 390hp at crank. Dynoes at 303 RWHP stock. Is there a power loss in the 2019?
Thank you, this is a 5.7. I'm not sure about why there would be a power loss unless ram tried to be a little more fuel efficient.
@@adventureswithchad8100 the power loss is the 8 speed transmission doesn't like to hold a gear to get real dyno results
That makes sense
@@TheOneNOnly88 you can select gears on the steering wheel. It will hold whatever gear you want
I was about to say almost all the dyno videos I have watched they hit 300-305
How ya only getting 256 hp on a stock ram??
He didn't dyno it correctly with the 8 speed and manually shift up to get to the proper gear to dyno. You don't dyno in overdrive.
Dude, put the doobie down next time.
That truck must of had a spark plug missing or something.. 256 horsepower…. That’s like 37% power loss. That is not even close dude. These trucks are hard to dyno as the truck always wants to shift but if you remove a couple fuses it makes it to where it lets you hit redline to get an accurate set of numbers. Normal on these is about 22% power loss. About 305-315hp stock. The vararam intake adds around 5 horsepower only as the truck doesn’t have enough adjustment in the stock tune. If you get a tune on the truck and with the ram intake it can add a lot more. Closer to 15hp with just the intake. You need to account for all that extra air by adding way more fuel though which again is impossible with the stock truck because emissions will NOT allow the truck to add much fuel at all. So whatever dyno you were at is full of shit..
Was the hood closed on the second dyno? With the glare it was hard for me to tell.
Honestly at this point I do not recall, I'm pretty sure the hood was closed. The thought process that this system is a ram air system and not just a cold air system, the hood has to be closed for the purposes of the functionality of the ram air
no need to hack out the plastic piece above radiator
You have to drive for accurate ram air effect, not a dyno cooling fan
explain how you got an increase without changing the throttle body. The Engine management system will only allow the air that it was programed to let in. You could put a 6 foot pipe on it. It's still set for 52 mm.
I can see
There is a much Shorter path for air to travel
Combined with a Larger, lower resistance air filter.
Also there would be a RAM air effect (Like Kawasaki uses to get extra power out of the zx14) when the vehicle was driving because of positive air pressure from the vehicle moving forward through the air.
The throttle body (and it’s resistance to airflow) will not change - true
but with higher air pressure on the inside of the larger air filter there will be higher pressure acting on the throttle body forcing more cooler denser air through that same orifice.
I have not seen one of these cars ram up close yet but “if” there is a bell mouth on the entry to the throttle body - that can increase the volume of air flowing through the same throttle body as well.
I have ordered one and the cooler denser pressurised air will (at least in theory) get more air into the same diameter throttle body. I have also ordered a Pulsar inline tuner and hoping cooler higher pressure ram air and Pulsar inline tuner will together help my engine to breath easier
Increase economy and torque
When budget permits some shorty headers too
as I am chasing torque & power improvements in the 1500 - 4000rpm rev range - which is where I mostly find my engine running.
Really? So if you put a centrifugal supercharger on it, the stock throttle body will not allow any airflow increase. Sorry, that's not right. There may be other reasons why an aftermarket airbox won't add power but that's not it. Decreasing the amount of vacuum between the air intake and the throttle body will add power. How much, is debatable.
Your logic is flawed brother. Aftermarket intake systems are based on the premise that the factory equipment is restrictive and designed for fuel efficiency. Give it better air flow, efficiency be dammed and you will see more power. The manufacturers claims are exaggerated but there is a "there" there.
You have any issues with check engine lights?
Not at all
PCM is locked on all 2015 and up rams need a polstar to even unlock it to gain any difference what so ever otherwise the truck will stay at stock oem parameters
Thank you. Thats some helpful info for sure
Does this fit on ETorque V8's?
I am not sure sorry.
Nonsense. That intake is designed to work at speed on the road. Your test proves nothing!
I agree that it is designed to work best at road speed. There is also comparison between this unit vs the oem equipment that chokes the air flow greatly. To see responsiveness increase and power increase between testing proves that there are gains even when not at speed
I would have thought even greater gains with RAM air effect on the road. Any positive effects on the dyno would have come from less resistance through the very large air filter and shorter path for air especially at high rpm
Does it void warranty ?
not at all