BudsRam
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- Fayetteville, NC
- Ram Year
- 2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn
- Engine
- Pentastar 3.6
Did not mean to attach my reply to Cornelius' quote..
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My stop and go gas mileage didn't noticeably change but I'm getting 24 mpg (+/-)on the highway...but that's driving at no more than 5 over the posted limit.
I’m curious.... can you just remove the shutters and leave everything else behind, and still get the same effect as removing the whole thing?
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You have to leave 1 upper slat and 1 lower slat in on each side to beat the code.The slats just pop out,so it's easy to remove the middle slats,and if it turns out you don't like them out,just pop them back in
I'm pretty sure if anyone ever said aerodynamics were the reason, it was FCA spin.
IMHO they exist to keep the coolant temp up, since a hotter engine is more efficient. Maybe it gains FCA another 0.0000000004 mpg, add up the 0.0000000003 that MDS gains and now all of a sudden........ it's still not useful to the consumer. But it helps meet cafe so it stays.
I hate how high I've seen my coolant temp go, it's not horrible (220 once in a while) but I would much rather see it down by 200 or even a little lower ALL the time.
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So what really is the advantage to doing that, other than making it run a little bit cooler? Does this really help that much in aerodynamics? It doesn’t seem to help much for making the truck warm up any quicker but I wonder if this thing helps with maybe keeping the radiator clean by keeping the bugs out of it’s closed or mostly closed? Also does it make the ac work better since there’d be more air flow?
Been thinking about doing it but since I don’t plan to add a pro-charger, or a cooler thermostat, I just can’t see the purpose...
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Like stated on another similar thread, deleting the middle slats basically opens it up which benefits those of us with Vararam intakes...allows it to function as it was designed, ram air.
One thing came to mind, @Wild one , how would a Vararam equipped truck ever get a fully accurate dyno run? Does a variable speed fan exist to simulate the airflow for an intake system like these?
I'm actually having to change out my thermostat this weekend, truck overheated yesterday when I got back to work from running errands.
So I'd be curious if there are any downsides to installing a lower temp thermostat vs. the 203 degree that is recommended.
Also, how do you know if you have the AGS? I honestly don't recall the last time I had the grill removed.
Couple weekends ago I decided to pull out all but the top and bottom slats on my AGS so that I wouldn’t have to completely remove it and deal with the modification to the actuator motor, but so far I haven’t driven the truck long enough to see any real results. I never really paid attention to what my running temperature was but at least I can say that the temp needle is now slightly to the left of center of the gauge, rather than dead center where it was before. I would imagine that to get the full effect, I’d have to probably put a colder thermostat in. Does anybody know what they are from the factory? I read a lot where a lot of people are putting 180° stats in but, wouldn’t that cause a code for the engine running probably 20° cooler than it’s supposed to be?
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If bugs in the rad are a concern,there's lots of room to install a bug screen between the shutters and A/C condenser.I used to build bug screens for the later trucks with electric steering..The screen bolted to the bottom of the rad support and uses factory push pins to hold it in holes on the top of the rad support.I gave my pattern and measurements to a welder buddy that was going to make them up and sell them,but he ran into the same issue I was,nobody actually wanted to fork over any money for them,lol.I built about a 1/2 dozen,ended up giving the majority of them away ,think I actually had 2 guys who payed for one,the Ram community is full of cheap asses,lol.
Hell I’d buy one if you still build them