they are saying the volant dynoed 16 rwhp and it was consistently 7 rwhp more than the lid i wanted the slp lid and ssra but if im gonna get more hp with volant than i would like that, opinions on volant please and would it really give me more hp than the slp lid and ssra?

 

It is my opinion and belief that the Volant and FPIK will out dyno a lid and SSRA. But I have never been beaten by one going down the track. When you close the hood the advantages of the big open filter go away.

 

I was gonna say the exact same thing. If your more concerned with dyno numbers then get the FIPK II. If your more concerned with track results then get the Lid & SSRA. If your not concerned with either then base it on looks. See if you like the look of a FIPK / Volant or the look of a clear or carbon fibre style lid.

 

Seeing how you can buy a used lid for $50 and even w/a new SSRA its still cheaper, I'd go that route. It is also impossible to get an accurate dyno showing the advantages of the SSRA w/out a wind tunnel. Sorry, but the "big shop fan" concept just doesn't produce the same results as actually running down the track.

Just pop a cone air filter on your MAF and I bet you'd dyno the same as a Volant/FIPK and only be out $45 for the filter. They're considered warm air intakes and will never actually out perform a cold air intake.

 

The Volant has been popular with the guys that have ram air hoods. It puts the filters in the path of the incoming air.

Tom

 

sorry, but im an LT1 noob...but whats a LID that I see in people's sig's? thanks.

 

i think you are referring to a airbox lid i don't think its an accroynm for something thats what you're probably assuming

 

tom i get paid this friday the 19th, i want the slp lid and if i send it 2 day air will you still give me the 10% off? please

 

But you never ran me

 

The FIPK/ Volant can only be better than a Lid. A lid has an opening for air. An FIPK or Volant is completely open thus it sucks in more air than a lid. Regardless of a closed hood or not; more open means more air and thus more power.

 

I would think the Volant would be a good set-up for a WS6 but a waste on a SS unless you switch to a SLP Ultra-Z hood. The SS "ram air" hood is purely for looks in my opinion. Maybe at really high speeds it may help introduce a bit of cooler air to the engine bay but I seriously doubt any of it would make it's way through the air filter to the intake. Now the WS6 with the hood baffles removed is a stright shot to the air box and the lower box is taller to allow for more airflow to the filter. I have personally seen one guy who had a 2001 WS6 with a volant. I was at a gas station lasy summer and a red WS6 T/A pulled in with a nice sounding exhaust. As I was filling up my SS pulled walked over and asked me if I had any mods. We BS'd until the nozzle kicked off. I then pulled into a parking spot as did he. I checked out his WS6. He popped his hood and he had the Volant and the Brian Green Ram Air Mod. Visually it looked like it would work well together. He claimed to not have had the set-up dynoed but he said he felt a small gain at highway speeds.

 

When I got my SS it had the SLP lid installed and ended up getting a Volant.

I thought the gap in the lid for intake air with a normal lid was a little narrow for WOT runs. The Volant is wide open so the air from the scoop can dump right in. Other than being open at the front where the washer tank is, it's mostly sealed to the hood. Don't have anybefore & after track or dyno runs to see if it helped, but it seems (to me at least) that it should.

I got my Volant from T-byrne for $250 during one of their % off sales.

 

And you never ran me

 

What about when you close the hood and the hood almost touches the filter. How is that open?

 

Its still something. Air still gets there even though a small amount. Whereas a lid the air cant go through anything but the opening. So that entire extra opne area that the FIPK has is still something extra. And something is better than nothing.