LLY: 03-07 Classic Bellmouth

Bdsankey

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How are guys doing a bellmouth through the core support/headlight/turn signal area? I'm looking to go this route over the winter and am looking for some insight/ideas. Ideally I'd like to be able to remove it to run on the street with a filter but not 100% deal breaker.
 
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thats a cool idea but it doesnt work the same as the velocity cone. putting those on helps smooth out airflow in to the turbo and can boost power a bit. That cummins i helped build (and apparently have now been written off it and kicked to the curb *&^#W)$#) but thats another story) when one of those was added to the big turbo, it was good for 50hp on the dyno. thats at 2k+ hp though. i would bet the gain is not that much at lower power levels
 
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Chevy1925 said:
thats a cool idea but it doesnt work the same as the velocity cone. putting those on helps smooth out airflow in to the turbo and can boost power a bit. That cummins i helped build (and apparently have now been written off it and kicked to the curb *&^#W)$#) but thats another story) when one of those was added to the big turbo, it was good for 50hp on the dyno. thats at 2k+ hp though. i would bet the gain is not that much at lower power levels
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I know Firepunk just did a similar test to this in one of their videos and noticed a 15hp back to back test on a smaller charger than my 480. I am trying to figure out of it is worthwhile for me at the drag strip.
 
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Chevy1925 said:
thats a cool idea but it doesnt work the same as the velocity cone. putting those on helps smooth out airflow in to the turbo and can boost power a bit. That cummins i helped build (and apparently have now been written off it and kicked to the curb *&^#W)$#) but thats another story) when one of those was added to the big turbo, it was good for 50hp on the dyno. thats at 2k+ hp though. i would bet the gain is not that much at lower power levels
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That sounds like a interesting story. lol
 
lutzjk913

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Bdsankey said:
How are guys doing a bellmouth through the core support/headlight/turn signal area? I'm looking to go this route over the winter and am looking for some insight/ideas. Ideally I'd like to be able to remove it to run on the street with a filter but not 100% deal breaker.
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Why not try mo headlight first to see what happens? That’s pretty common and super easy to pull out.
 
Robby Avery

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Op You can Google it there is a image of one search "ram air intake" on Google it should be some of the first pictures on a gmc or Chevy Hunter green in color it looks to be sheet metal that's similar to a cold air box thiness but is shaped or bent to form the contour of the head light cavity pretty neat stuff I found it years ago hope this helps at least give an idea to start with and perfect :thumb:
 
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