70-72 Ram Air????

I am new to Buicks, so you someone tell me how the Ram Air hoods work on 70-72 GS cars?

I know that most GM Ram Air set ups use some type of a vacuum motor to actuate the air flow.

Thanks!

 

Just two openings through grilles which feed through two foam seals into two snorkels on a round cleaner sitting on top of a carb.

 

Per Dennis Manner (Buick Senior Engineer for V8 and V6 Engines)
The ram air is a marketing item. Does NOT have any ram air effect at all.

 

More of a "cool-air" intake than a "ram-air" intake.

A person could attach some 4" scoops to the air inlets and make it "ram-air" I guess.:Brow: Not many people willing to mess up a "GS" hood though. Would kinda look like the twin scoops on the early TransAm cars. Might be cool...if done right.o No: :TU:

 

Ithought about making some bolt on scoops so i wouldnt ruin my hood, just an idea though, maybe someday

 

:TU: :TU: :TU:

Too bad Buick didn't design something like the 442 scoops...

 

Doesn't somebody have/make a fiberglass GS hood? I thought I have seen them.?? Probably not too cheap though.

It would be less "painfull" to modify a "glass" hood.

Just an idea.:Brow: o No: :grin:

 

Yes, several companies do.

VFN Fiberglass and
US Body Source

 

I thought so.