Does Ramair Proof Exist?

[dobro]

Can anyone post dyno sheets showing that Ramair filters substantially improve Rockets' performance? Thanks.

 

[GPMAZ]

I'm far from an expert but I'd guess that since a ram air setup would require high wind speed to generate power, it would be rather difficult to simulate on most dyno setups.

 

[forklift]

They are talking about a brand of the air filter called Ramair. It actually has no ram air functions. See ramair UK website.

 

[HansO]

I believe Neville Lush did do a comparo sometime ago and it was a very good result in fact I think it was up up there in that it was moving plenty of air similar to the larger K&N's and heaps better than the K&N 2780's

 

[GPMAZ]

Well that's a silly name. Reminds me of a girl I met in a bar in Yokohama. She called herself Virgin Mary.

 

[1olbull]

I believe Neville Lush did do a comparo sometime ago and it was a very good result in fact I think it was up up there in that it was moving plenty of air similar to the larger K&N's and heaps better than the K&N 2780's

Somebody here recently claimed the 2780s are as good as anything else.
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[bruce aussie]

Someone on here did a before and after dyno run on an otherwise stock Roadster. From memory the Ramair and Neville Lush fine tuning gave a 20hp increase. There was a Dyno print out posted at the time.

 

[Steel]

Never saw dyno results, but Nev is a stand up guy with as much or more knowledge about putting power into the R3 than anyone.

http://www.r3owners.net/threads/ram...-3-underclaw-filter.16955/page-21#post-222696

I am still having computer issues, with this site it now seems. On someone elses comp now. I really do not care who is a wanker or not or who thinks what looks cool or bad. I spent some of my time doing PERFORMANCE testing on the Ramair filter. I did not compare them with the underclaw K&N,s because I already know their limit. I did (as I said to Ruzz) compare them with the RU1770's back to back, same day same dyno, same operator etc etc. I found ONLY 1.2hp loss although about 2 to 3 ft lbs across the range. To my ( obviously limited) way of thinking, this is a very good result for those of you who wish to ride with the bearclaw still in place. The Ramair set up is well made, neat and will do 165hp on a stock engined Roadster with a Reband exhaust. As Russell quoted, I am fitting one to a bike in the next week or so, as well as my street cams,so that will be interesting. Not a direct comparison as this bike is a 2006 one with Jardine pipes. I have done enough of them to compare with others though. I believe there is nothing at all wrong with these filters, they are good in fact, and I am getting some in stock, for customers who want to retain their bearclaw. For the ones of you who want this stuff tested quicker, maybe buy one and test it yourself.

http://www.r3owners.net/threads/ramair-filter-arrived.17042/page-13#post-228071

I am not about to get into a pissing match about a set of air filters. I was asked to see if these filters were as good as the little K&N's which go under the bearclaw. This is because many folk wish to retain the bearclaw. I tuned a bike with exhaust and RU1770 filters( which are much better than 2780s), then fitted the Ramair as a comparison. I checked the tune of the bike and it did lose average of 2 ftlbs and 1-2 hp across the range. To me that was a very GOOD result. The Ramair filter is better then the little K&N's and fits under the bearclaw well. A week or two later I had a customer with a classic with Jardines of the day on it. I fitted some street cams to it and a Ramair filter and tuned the bike. I have done quite a number of these bikes with Jars and K&Ns or Unifilters, under the claw, and never gone over 169hp with that combo of parts, so to get at least 3 hp MORE while still retaining the bearclaw, that again is a good result. The exhaust is what holds back the numbers in that combo. I am sure it is not the most high performance filter on the market, but I believe it is absolutely up to what it was designed for/to do. I made the effort to do this partly for you guys here and partly because the Ramair guys sent me one to test. So it is tested. Merry Christmas to all, have a safe one.

 

[dobro]

I'm far from an expert but I'd guess that since a ram air setup would require high wind speed to generate power, it would be rather difficult to simulate on most dyno setups.

I believe Neville Lush did do a comparo sometime ago and it was a very good result in fact I think it was up up there in that it was moving plenty of air similar to the larger K&N's and heaps better than the K&N 2780's

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Hans0. I found Neville's post of 12-19-2013 in which he reports some good findings about Ramair. I hope he shares his findings made in the subsequent year. I don't think we ever learned Power-Tripp's opinion on Ramair even though he planned to evaluate them.

 

[Jeff Cameron]

I was hoping that somebody had dyno'd a stock Rocket then added the Ramair kit and done another run. Just looking to see if they will generate some extra performance with a stock exhaust. I am assuming that a custom tune would be required (something more that the "12 Minute Tune"). When I look at dyno records for modified bikes it is really not comparing apples to apples as they relate to a stock Rocket.