the e-ram, my experience Options

[celicaST]

ok, first off, this is NOT a thread to debate whether this product is beneficial or not (ill put that to rest soon enough). ive argued the idea of an electric supercharger on the other thread, so NONE of that here. plus i guarantee you will lose the argument this thread is to document my experience with this controversial product. i realize im taking a gamble, but for $300 i figured i might as well. i wouldnt have bought it unless i was confident it would work. this is what im getting for those who dont know. it is a 833watt, 25000rpm motor capable of delivering 800 CFM in free air
2006 e-ram
it will be installed between the throttle body and the existing stock airbox so as to retain cold air intake. so ill be the guinea pig, and i will post my honest impressions after installation. before you ask, i will dyno only if i can find one nearby, and for a good price. if youre so inclined for proof, feel free to paypal me the expense
also, if all goes well, i plan to run the motor at 16.2 volts to increase its power to 1135 watts to increase boost pressure.

This post has been edited by celicaST: Feb 14, 2006 - 1:04 AM

[celicaST]

good luck

thanks, hopefully i wont need it

this should be interesting O.o if it does work, u might go lean.

i thought about that but i doubt it will go lean because its not going to provide that much boost. im in colorado so any boost it does provide (they advertise 1 psi, but im guessing .5 to .8) will be well within the operating parameters of the ecu and injectors to handle (at a mile in elevation, air density is around 12.5% lower than at sea level anyways).

If you were that desperate to waste $300, you could have sent it to me. I'd have put it to far better use
Gary

damn i would have given it to you!! too late now no, actually, im not really doing this so much for myself. the main reason im doing it is for the community to see if it is a valuable product.

You're not going to use the new filter? I really think you should. The stock box is very restrictive and does not pull in that cold of air. It's a simple set up once you look at it. Stock box sucks. Have you taken it apart before and looked at how it was getting it's air? I suggest doing this before leaving it. You can just buy a little bit of piping and run an open filter in your fender. But I really think the stock air box will choke this thing down.

ive looked at the possiblities to install it, and the reason i chose this is for simplicity and performance. i did not want to get a short ram and intake hot air for obvious reasons. the eram fits perfect as to my measurements in that location. i will be buying a k&n replacement filter though as well. also, this way it will look stock, wont have to buy piping (except for a short section) or relocate IAT sensor. youre right though, a modified cold air intake, such as the dr.cai, would be the best option, however. i just want to get it in quickly. if it works as well as i hope, i will get a cai set-up and mount two erams inline.

Will you need a BOV also?

haha, no

This post has been edited by celicaST: Feb 14, 2006 - 4:22 PM