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Originally Posted by civicracer32
OK, I'm coming in late on this one, and I'm not saying this doesn't work, and I do like the cold air aspect of it, but...remember kawasaki and the ZX series sportbikes with ram air (i.e. ZX-12). They did give the bike an additional 10 or so horsepower beginning at speeds of 130+. It was determined at speeds below 130mph or so that the ram air system did not pressurize the airbox to offer any boost below that speed. The size of the ram air inlets though do have part to play in what speed the Ram air becomes effective. The larger the inlet, the lower the speed necessary to make the system effective.
I'm afraid the dyno will be inconclusive due to the lack of wind from the fan being able to generate the kind of velocity that real road conditions would produce. But I'll say this, it looks bitchin. I'd buy it for $500, but couldn't justify $1200 on my budget.
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What is the size difference of the ram air inlets on the bikes compared to this one? What do you think that speed difference would be?