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Mopar’s “Ram Airflow” Cold-Air Intake System For Ram 1500:
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Mopar's “Ram Airflow” Cold-Air Intake System For Ram 1500:

Back in February 2018, the Mopar brand released a bunch of aftermarket parts for the 2019 Ram 1500 at the Chicago Auto Show. Most of those parts were showcased on their Mopar-modified 2019 Ram 1500 Big Horn Sport 4×4. One of those parts shown was the “Ram Airflow” cold-air intake system. The new...
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I've heard about this and that we will need the sport hood for it, however after looking at the design, I don't see where you would need the sport hood. I'm curious because I'd like a few more ponies for my Ram and all of the aftermarket intakes seem to net less acceleration. I don't care about sound in the least.

I'll gladly drop $1000 for it if we net a true 15-20HP. And I'm not into modding trucks (Sports cars and Fast SUVs yes) so OEM components are what I want. I had a bad *** CAI for my 2014 SRT Jeep when I bought it in 2013. In 2015 I added a $4500 GT Haus (Meisterschaft) exhaust system. My butt dyno told me the Jeep was faster with the mods. However the track timer in the vehicle and at the track told me it was faster bone stock. Now with that ride it was worth it for the sound, but in a truck I use for work, I only care about performance mods that actually increase performance. lol
 
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reminds me of the 80s IROC-Z
I'd get it but it'd have to tie into the hood -- there isn't that much space for flow from the front. (maybe 1' tall?) I wanna see CAD drawings myself :)
 
JustAnotherGuy said:
I've heard about this and that we will need the sport hood for it, however after looking at the design, I don't see where you would need the sport hood. I'm curious because I'd like a few more ponies for my Ram and all of the aftermarket intakes seem to net less acceleration. I don't care about sound in the least.

I'll gladly drop $1000 for it if we net a true 15-20HP. And I'm not into modding trucks (Sports cars and Fast SUVs yes) so OEM components are what I want. I had a bad *** CAI for my 2014 SRT Jeep when I bought it in 2013. In 2015 I added a $4500 GT Haus (Meisterschaft) exhaust system. My butt dyno told me the Jeep was faster with the mods. However the track timer in the vehicle and at the track told me it was faster bone stock. Now with that ride it was worth it for the sound, but in a truck I use for work, I only care about performance mods that actually increase performance. lol
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The article specifically states that it will work with any hood. Early on (a year ago), we speculated as to whether it would fit above the eTorque MGU. Still looking forward to seeing one of these unicorns in person.
 
This system is double the price of previous Mopar cold air intakes. The previous gen Mopar intakes were advertised good for about a 10hp bump. What will make this intake worth double the cost? It seems like the 2019 already has a pretty efficient stock intake. Wonder how much more they can get out of this. The design is similar to vararam and they “advertise” some great gains.

More than 20hp? Include a tune?

It’s a cool looking piece and I will probably buy if it advertises some good gains.

5th gen rams should definitely get an early release kit from Mopar and let us all know how it performs on their long term tester!!
 
JustAnotherGuy said:
I've heard about this and that we will need the sport hood for it, however after looking at the design, I don't see where you would need the sport hood. I'm curious because I'd like a few more ponies for my Ram and all of the aftermarket intakes seem to net less acceleration. I don't care about sound in the least.

I'll gladly drop $1000 for it if we net a true 15-20HP. And I'm not into modding trucks (Sports cars and Fast SUVs yes) so OEM components are what I want. I had a bad *** CAI for my 2014 SRT Jeep when I bought it in 2013. In 2015 I added a $4500 GT Haus (Meisterschaft) exhaust system. My butt dyno told me the Jeep was faster with the mods. However the track timer in the vehicle and at the track told me it was faster bone stock. Now with that ride it was worth it for the sound, but in a truck I use for work, I only care about performance mods that actually increase performance. lol
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Nope. You can use both regular and Sport hood with the application.
 
will this be a RAM air setup on the sport hoods them?
 
Gsmith223 said:
will this be a RAM air setup on the sport hoods them?
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It looks to me like it will be "ram air" regardless of the hood, via the grill. I remember the Trans Am had a WS6 package (ram air) that was good for a true 15HP and 10 torque.

Companies like AFE are typically full of crap. I've only had overall performance decreases from aftermarket CAIs. Usually they cause major heat soak, or in the case of the very beautiful AFE, they're no improvement over stock. It's like replacing the stock system with a cooler looking aftermarket system.

This mopar system excites me because it looks like it will net real world performance increases.
 
JustAnotherGuy said:
It looks to me like it will be "ram air" regardless of the hood, via the grill. I remember the Trans Am had a WS6 package (ram air) that was good for a true 15HP and 10 torque.

Companies like AFE are typically full of crap. I've only had overall performance decreases from aftermarket CAIs. Usually they cause major heat soak, or in the case of the very beautiful AFE, they're no improvement over stock. It's like replacing the stock system with a cooler looking aftermarket system.

This mopar system excites me because it looks like it will net real world performance increases.
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Yeah, the only time I got noticeable gains was on a 2008 Honda Civic with a K&N Typhoon CAI. It used the stock intake as well as under-hood air, so it wasn't a true CAI, nor was it a heat-soaking sap on power. It brought the torque curve lower in the RPM range, thus making the car quicker off the line and better as a daily driver. The kicker was the MPGs... they went up by 4 with my not-so-light right foot.

-John
 
JustAnotherGuy said:
It looks to me like it will be "ram air" regardless of the hood, via the grill. I remember the Trans Am had a WS6 package (ram air) that was good for a true 15HP and 10 torque.

Companies like AFE are typically full of crap. I've only had overall performance decreases from aftermarket CAIs. Usually they cause major heat soak, or in the case of the very beautiful AFE, they're no improvement over stock. It's like replacing the stock system with a cooler looking aftermarket system.

This mopar system excites me because it looks like it will net real world performance increases.
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I always wanted to add the WS6 to my Trans Am, just couldn’t afford many mods at the time. I just wanted the look of the Ram air hood!
 
danielle2019 said:
I always wanted to add the WS6 to my Trans Am, just couldn’t afford many mods at the time. I just wanted the look of the Ram air hood!
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That was the favorite vehicle I ever owned. Wish I still had the WS.6.

I was hoping the hood on the Sport would be somewhat functional with a heat extractor or something, but instead we just get some pieces of plastic.
 
Raylan GIvens said:
That was the favorite vehicle I ever owned. Wish I still had the WS.6.

I was hoping the hood on the Sport would be somewhat functional with a heat extractor or something, but instead we just get some pieces of plastic.
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I still miss my TA! It was my first car, I got my first job just to get it. I was hoping they return when Camaro did, but of course that wasn’t to be. Lots of great memories though ;)
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Agreed on the sport hood. So many cars have these fake vents everywhere.
 
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