6 month vararam Air Grabber review.

[Tray Burge]

At least it shows you how well it draws fresh air in!

 

[PartTimeHero]

Hard to say, It's definitely throatier, but if you look, mines not like any of the rest because I custom built mine and modified it to work on an 03 Hemi for which they don't exist. It also has a deep rich rumble and loud when pushed due to the Gibson Cat-Back.

the vararam hemi underglass doesnt work on an 03? I have one on my 04 and I love it

 

[Tray Burge]

I liked the Underglass, but wanted the Airgrabber for mine so that's why I made one work for my 03.

 

[Hemi395]

Just put my Vararam in this afternoon. So far I'm loving this thing. The only 2 complaints I have are the filter doesn't look like it's completely sealing against the bottom of the unit which is easy enough to fix with some foam tape, and the air dam is covering most of the trans cooler. Anyone had trans cooling issues with a 5/6 speed with a Vararam? I'm assuming it's not an issue, it's just something I noticed.

 

[BrianandChrissy]

Just put my Vararam in this afternoon. So far I'm loving this thing. The only 2 complaints I have are the filter doesn't look like it's completely sealing against the bottom of the unit which is easy enough to fix with some foam tape, and the air dam is covering most of the trans cooler. Anyone had trans cooling issues with a 5/6 speed with a Vararam? I'm assuming it's not an issue, it's just something I noticed.

Not one single issue with mine. Love it!!!

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[Hemi395]

Not one single issue with mine. Love it!!!

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Where did you get that decal??

 

[BrianandChrissy]

Where did you get that decal??

A friend of mine has a plotter and a 50 inch vinyl cutter. He made it for me custom.

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[Firebird]

Is there a Vararam for the 6.4?

 

[RedSRT4Me]

Is there a Vararam for the 6.4?

I'm gonna go on a limb here and say no due to the position of the TB

 

[ThunderMug95]

Ive been researching and pondering the Vararam over the past week. Take aesthetically pleasing to the eye out...are the performance gains worth the expense? My truck sounds magnificent with my 18”MF exhaust, so not interested in it sounding any louder either. Currently running a K&N drop in, Pedal Commander and the freed up exhaust as the only engine enhancements.
Secondly, anyone using it with the enlarged/ported throttle body? Results?

 

[clay282]

I wish they made one for the 3.6 Pentastar. If there's any truth to the horsepower and torque gains advertised... it would be pretty noticeable in the V6.

 

[Pull Ya]

I have a Vararam with the larger Moe's throttle body. I'm happy with the results. Each bolt on mod you do is all a piece of the whole process. Each mod, singularly, is not going to reduce your track times by 5 or 6 seconds(exaggerated). Each mod, together with the other mod's you have done will become the "total package" so to speak and you will see a significant difference in the performance of your truck because of all the mod's together. It's pretty hard to measure each and every mod you do individually unless you have unlimited funds to dyno your truck after every mod. IMHO seat of the pants measurements has more to do with the amount of money you spent of a particular mod, instead of the effectiveness of that particular mod. The more you paid, the faster your truck feels.
Jay

 

[S0CAL]

I have a Vararam with the larger Moe's throttle body. I'm happy with the results. Each bolt on mod you do is all a piece of the whole process. Each mod, singularly, is not going to reduce your track times by 5 or 6 seconds(exaggerated). Each mod, together with the other mod's you have done will become the "total package" so to speak and you will see a significant difference in the performance of your truck because of all the mod's together. It's pretty hard to measure each and every mod you do individually unless you have unlimited funds to dyno your truck after every mod. IMHO seat of the pants measurements has more to do with the amount of money you spent of a particular mod, instead of the effectiveness of that particular mod.
Jay

Well said, Jay.

 

[ThunderMug95]

I appreciate the info and insight. I get it. The mad money slush fund has been drastically depleted recently....im pretty flippin happy with my current power and performance, but always wanting more. Especially to recover what I lost with larger tires. I know the solution for that and its beyond my mechanical skills/experience (gear swap).

 

[Hemi395]

Anyone with the 5/6 speed have any issues with their trans temps higher than normal with the Vararam? That air dam essentially covers the trans cooler...

 

[BrianandChrissy]

Anyone with the 5/6 speed have any issues with their trans temps higher than normal with the Vararam? That air dam essentially covers the trans cooler...

None here. Maybe you can trim the air dam away from the trans cooler and see if that does the trick?

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[Hemi395]

None here. Maybe you can trim the air dam away from the trans cooler and see if that does the trick?

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Thought about that or just removing it altogether. Another member on here just removed it and his temps went down a bit...

 

[Pull Ya]

I appreciate the info and insight. I get it. The mad money slush fund has been drastically depleted recently....im pretty flippin happy with my current power and performance, but always wanting more. Especially to recover what I lost with larger tires. I know the solution for that and its beyond my mechanical skills/experience (gear swap).

Changing gears in the late model 4th Gen 4x4 gets pretty expensive and also labor intensive. FCA didn't do us any favors in this regard. LOL
Jay

 

[Firefighter14]

Vararam Pre Filter
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?sh...reads/Vararam-Pre-Filter.135729/&share_type=t


2011 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman
Deep Cherry Red Pearl Coat
Carven Exhaust
Vararam Air Grabber
35x12.50R20 Firestone Destination MT2
20x10 Raceline Clutch Wheels

 

[94ram1500]

@Tray Burge what did you have to do to get it to work with your 03? I've been looking for something like this for my 94 ram 5.9