N96 Guru's - Can I install a Fresh Air System on a Truck
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Laying down the long range plan for my rest-o-mod for the 1979 Dodge Ramcharger I recently purchased. The hood is pretty plain, and while I would like a TA style center hood scoop, an aftermarket fiberglass hood with a TA center hood scoop is is not available for the truck.
The original hood has a raised center rib, so to reuse/modify the hood, I will have to go the route of two hood scoops.
I was recently watching Graveyard Carz, and saw the 1970 Coronet R/T convertible restoration, and thought the N96 hood scoops would look great on my truck.
Then, as an afterthought, wondered could the under hood fresh air system for a B-body, or A-body be mounted under the hood to make the two scoops functional?
Anyone with experience with the N96 option hazard a guess?
Mike
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Re: N96 Guru's - Can I install a Fresh Air System on a Truck
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Well: You will have to fill about a foot of space with ducting or maybe space the aircleaner up about a foot towards the hood to make it functional.
Sheldon
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Re: N96 Guru's - Can I install a Fresh Air System on a Truck
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I bought a Spectra Ram Air kit from Summit for my D150. Its a chrome closed air cleaner with two hoses that can be mounted were you want. I put a hole in the radiator support next to the radiator and installed a screen in front. It pulls fresh air from behind the grill. I was going to mount the other duct on the other side between the battery and radiator ,my 92 D150 has a duct on the right side between the battery and inner fender that pulls air from beneath the turn signal. thats were the factory single snorkel air cleaner got air from. I just hooked the other hose to it. My D150 has a 5.2 ( 318) I found a red and silver 318 air cleaner sticker at Carlisle and put it on, it almost looks factory
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Re: N96 Guru's - Can I install a Fresh Air System on a Truck
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and while I would like a TA style center hood scoop, an aftermarket fiberglass hood with a TA center hood scoop is is not available for the truck.
Mike USbodysource offers a bolt on, or a pin on fiberglass hoods for your truck, they offer a stock hood, a "Challenger R/T" scooped style hood and of course the lowly GM cowl hood, but they do have a custom build option of adding any scoop that they make to the hood of your choice (within reason), and they do make the T/A hoods....might be worth a call? Mike
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Re: N96 Guru's - Can I install a Fresh Air System on a Truck
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Unlimited makes a bolt/rivet on T/A scoop. You'll note it has a spot for a raised line down the center for "flat" hoods. If you know anyone with a flat hood challenger you might want to throw a contour gauge on the center line and see how it compares to the ramcharger line. I would think it would be way easier to get a single central scoop's air straight down to you air cleaner than trying to make two ducts that line up to the two scoop option. http://www.up22.com/scoopw3.htm
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