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CFD · 08-09-2011, 04:43 PM

Ram air does work but not on these cars. It was designed for use on carbureted enginese where fuel and air are mixed before the throttle plates.

Havok · 08-09-2011, 04:45 PM

I thought when you were saying make the mail slot real, you were planning on getting federal mail in it.

Wasp · 08-09-2011, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havok

I thought when you were saying make the mail slot real, you were planning on getting federal mail in it.

1CamaroSS · 08-09-2011, 07:03 PM

I get that all the time.......Why is that fake? Whats it there for?? blah blah blah. Purely cosmetics! It looks cool and gives people something to ask about I guess!

5thGenOwner · 08-09-2011, 09:43 PM

Show them this (see below signature) and tell them it's there because it's badass...

Kahdir · 08-09-2011, 10:28 PM

Or...

You could go with the SLP Close-Out Panel

liquidsmoke · 08-09-2011, 10:38 PM

At least it's an actual hole, unlike the fake gills on the side.

TOMS1SS · 08-09-2011, 11:19 PM

Why would you put a hole in your car when you can't install a cold air intake where its located on the bumper? You want a ram air effect get a ram air hood with that has a high clearance.

masterwinning · 08-09-2011, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kahdir

Or...

You could go with the SLP Close-Out Panel

Or you could take a piece of color matched cardboard paper and tape it in the hole. It would look 10 times better then the POS SLP joke of a filler.

*DGthe3* · 08-13-2011, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camarowguy

Yea, I was just about to say...you can cut if out if you wanna keep your hoodlatch cool.

if you pop the hood and look at it, it's pretty obvious.

On a sidenote....I didn't bother reading the superlong quoted post above as to why ram air doesn't work....but my 3rd gen picked up a solid 1.5 mph in the quarter mile when I made the ram air hood functional. So if its not supposed to work....I dunno why it did. Why were the Ss and ram air trans ams faster too? Weird.
Heres a pic of my home made not supposed to work ram air:

There may not be a compression effect from air getting rammed through the scoop, but they do make for a pretty good cold air intake with very little restriction.

Carzzy · 08-13-2011, 10:40 AM

Even though the mail slot is non functional...I personally like the looks of it and that it what it is there for! Many many performance cars of yesterday and today has had fake scoops.

CFD · 09-30-2011, 08:10 PM

You ever notice how every once in a while somebody opens up an old thread like this, well I would not of it wasn't for good reason. Rather than reposting you can see why here. http://camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170726

CFD · 10-01-2011, 08:15 PM

For those who have asked about and are interested in what can be done with the mail slot I've been making good progress with my project, you can follow along in my build thread, the link is posted above. Feel free to ask questions or make comments.

08-09-2011, 09:43 PM	#19
5thGenOwner Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 2,197	Show them this (see below signature) and tell them it's there because it's badass... __________________

08-09-2011, 10:28 PM	#20
Kahdir Drives: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PA Posts: 2,178 View My Garage	Or... You could go with the SLP Close-Out Panel __________________ SEPA5.COM – South East Pennsylvania Camaro Owners

08-09-2011, 10:38 PM	#21
liquidsmoke Two Miles An Hour Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 1,209	At least it's an actual hole, unlike the fake gills on the side. __________________ expect nothing, but take everything

08-09-2011, 11:19 PM	#22
TOMS1SS Drives: NA Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NA Posts: 12,126 View My Garage	Why would you put a hole in your car when you can't install a cold air intake where its located on the bumper? You want a ram air effect get a ram air hood with that has a high clearance. __________________ El funcionario señor de los desiertos de Mojave y Sonora.

08-13-2011, 10:40 AM	#25
Carzzy Drives: '24 Camaro 2SS Conv. & '21Blazer Join Date: May 2011 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 523 View My Garage	Even though the mail slot is non functional...I personally like the looks of it and that it what it is there for! Many many performance cars of yesterday and today has had fake scoops. __________________ '24 Camaro 2SS 6M Convertible

08-09-2011, 04:43 PM	#15
CFD Drives: 2SS/RS L99 BLACK Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Franklin , MA Posts: 6,696	Ram air does work but not on these cars. It was designed for use on carbureted enginese where fuel and air are mixed before the throttle plates.

08-09-2011, 04:45 PM	#16
Havok Drives: 2010 IBM 2LT RS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: RI Posts: 1,484	I thought when you were saying make the mail slot real, you were planning on getting federal mail in it.

08-09-2011, 07:03 PM	#18
1CamaroSS Drives: 2011 Camaro 1SS Inferno Orange Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brandon, SD Posts: 323	I get that all the time.......Why is that fake? Whats it there for?? blah blah blah. Purely cosmetics! It looks cool and gives people something to ask about I guess!

09-30-2011, 08:10 PM	#26
CFD Drives: 2SS/RS L99 BLACK Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Franklin , MA Posts: 6,696	You ever notice how every once in a while somebody opens up an old thread like this, well I would not of it wasn't for good reason. Rather than reposting you can see why here. http://camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170726

10-01-2011, 08:15 PM	#27
CFD Drives: 2SS/RS L99 BLACK Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Franklin , MA Posts: 6,696	For those who have asked about and are interested in what can be done with the mail slot I've been making good progress with my project, you can follow along in my build thread, the link is posted above. Feel free to ask questions or make comments.

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