Redesigned RamAir filter available for ordering

[Adam79]

Just saying, pmsl

 

[bruce aussie]

Duh, what a great deal. Dyno testing proved Triumph's claims are BS. I want it to learn if Ramair's are BS too.

Remind me again what Ramairs claims were. I thought they said they would produce an air filter that would fit under the claw, have the O2 sensor included, do away with the original plenum and ducting and breath better than stock. I do believe they've done that.

 

[dobro]

Remind me again what Ramairs claims were. I thought they said they would produce an air filter that would fit under the claw, have the O2 sensor included, do away with the original plenum and ducting and breath better than stock. I do believe they've done that.

From Ramair's current website: "It gives a dramatic improvement in airflow from the OEM filter which in turn leads to better throttle response, torque and more importantly horse power." (emphasis added).

 

[cr0ft]

A manufacturer of a product using dramatic marketing terms to make it sound even more desirable? Say it ain't so.

 

[dobro]

A manufacturer of a product using dramatic marketing terms to make it sound even more desirable? Say it ain't so.

A manufacturer of a product using dramatic marketing terms to make it sound even more desirable? Say it ain't so.

Bruce asked the question and I answered it. There have been enough red herrings drug through this discussion to support a cannery.

 

[Chris Kelley]

I believe the heart of the request that dobro has made under all his charm and eloquence is a set of raw numbers from some sort of authority on a stock (or nearly stock) bike. Or at the very least that's the information I would like. We've gotten input from Carpenter and Lush that the Ramair performance for a moded engine is just under performance when compared to the trip K&N 1770s. Which is fantastic. However for those of us who don't intend to make the sorts of changes that these two gents routinely make to these bikes, that input isn't very helpful.

The price of a Ramair is not insignificant, and if a cheaper set of K&N 2780 pods can produce similar performance increases, why bother? There may be other reasons to choose the Ramair over the K&N pods like maintenance concerns, but we'd still be making an uniformed decision/investment. In the end we still don't know if the two systems performance is comparable on a stock-ish configuration. I've actually had these reservations myself when it comes to the two options. I test software for a living, I find details for a given environment very useful. I've been keeping an eye out on this site for numbers to pop up for my configuration or something close, but I haven't seen any. In addition I also find it a little cheesy that Ramair decided not to post those numbers themselves despite a notice that they would (though I'd be fine with the numbers coming from somewhere else).

Now if someone has those numbers in another thread or another resource by all means point us to them. I'd be happy to go play quietly in the corner.

 

[Neville Lush]

From Ramair's current website: "It gives a dramatic improvement in airflow from the OEM filter which in turn leads to better throttle response, torque and more importantly horse power." (emphasis added).

To me this is quite an accurate statement. Look at Mike 188's bike. Talk all you want, the cost of three puny K&N2780 pods is about the same as a Ramair here in OZ. FFS you are buying an air filter for your bike, not a trip to the moon with NASA guys. There are a number which work well. This one also allows easy fitment and future maintenance of plugs etc. Pick one you like and buy it. If you really have a hotrod engine, it(ramair) may cost you 5 hp on 200. If you want that look with the claw on the side, the put up with the small power loss, or run no filter and suck shyte into your engine, it will lose power anyway after a bit of dirt goes thru. By far the vast majority of folk do not ever use the wide open throttle more than about 3 % of ride time anyway. It is a storm in an air box..

 

[Mike188]

From Ramair's current website: "It gives a dramatic improvement in airflow from the OEM filter which in turn leads to better throttle response, torque and more importantly horse power." (emphasis added).

To me this is quite an accurate statement. Look at Mike 188's bike. Talk all you want, the cost of three puny K&N2780 pods is about the same as a Ramair here in OZ. FFS you are buying an air filter for your bike, not a trip to the moon with NASA guys. There are a number which work well. This one also allows easy fitment and future maintenance of plugs etc. Pick one you like and buy it. If you really have a hotrod engine, it(ramair) may cost you 5 hp on 200. If you want that look with the claw on the side, the put up with the small power loss, or run no filter and suck shyte into your engine, it will lose power anyway after a bit of dirt goes thru. By far the vast majority of folk do not ever use the wide open throttle more than about 3 % of ride time anyway. It is a storm in an air box..

Spot on Neville...............The increase in HP with the Ramair is "dramatic", especially if you have a maestro like Mr Lush tuning it after fitment................

 

[Scorp]

Here are some figures which I posted on another thread. You can see the gain difference with a good airflow." My first dyno on a stock engine with a Staintune exhaust with crossover was 126hp. I removed the secondary butterflies and put on triple pods and it was 137hp. With a tune with Tuneboy 142hp. I got rid of the Staintunes and put on a full Reband system and it was 157hp untuned. Told it would have been low 160hp with a tune. Changed pistons, cams and a tune, 200+"

 

[Scorp]

With the Ramair been comparative to the pods, I would comfortably say that with the right tune you will see around 15hp gain.