best air intake for 04 ram hemi?
Welcome to the world of I'm going to throw money at my truck, car, motorcycle, etc. without doing any research as to what will improve my MPG, horsepower, torque, etc,. Today's engines are computer controlled to produce the best combination of horsepower and MPG, changing one physical portion of the induction or exhaust system will often upset the factory settings. The computer can only correct for changes to a certain degree, after that it's downhill for power and MPG. I just read about the vararam and it sounds more like a top end manifold since it states it flows 100% air at idle which sounds odd to me since all intakes are flowing 100% air at idle, fuel is added downstream in MPI engines. The results sound impressive shaving a second off quarter mile times for 4WD and 3/4 second for 2WD. Having more than a few years experience drag racing, I would suggest that the bottom end (torque) suffers for better horsepower in the upper RPM range of the engine, torque gets you off the line, horsepower takes over and gives you the speed. The sooner you can make more horsepower the faster you will go, it's a balancing act for best e.t.'s at the strip.
