im pretty new to cars and working on them. i have a 2000 3.8L camaro with flowmaster dual exhaust and k&n intake. i was wondering if a ram air hood would make any hp or gas mileage improvements in combination with my intake. anyone know?

 

If you hook the hood up, you may see a very small power increase. But otherwise, it'll just blow air around in the engine compartment (which has some benifits too). The only thing I don't like about ram air hoods, is the water factor. Apparently they're a pain in the rain.

 

ah i see. well what do you think should be the next step for my car that is not very expensive but will see improvements

 

GET HEADERS!!! Massive improvements. Got mines installed today, and what a big difference it made.

 

You will not see or feel any measureable gains with a ram air hood, they are jsut for looks.

 

what headers did you get? pacesetter mid tube? those are the only ones i can find of good quality. if i buy headerd, do i need to get a midpipe at the same time cuz i already have the flowmaster catback exhaust?

 

there is a write up on this in the stickies fo the 4th gen section.... *cough* hint hint *cough*