Vararam "power wedge"

[nwsewell]

Does anyone have any experience with this?

https://www.lmperformance.com/827868/vrx-h1-vararam-vr-power-wedge-for-4th-gen-57l-hemi-trucks.html

I have the vararam air grabber installed on my truck, and will be ordering and installing Moe's 87mm throttlebody in the near future.

From what i understand, throttle body spacers are essentially pointless on our motor. I'm wondering if adding this will actually do anything, or if its just snake oil.

Any/all input/opinions help.

Thanks

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[Elevated 2013]

All of their specs that they list are for the LS engines. Tilting the throttle body port on the Ram would also mess with the angle of the Vararam itself and may not make it sit quite right. I’m not sure what they’re thinking but it sounds like something I wouldn’t buy without several people buying it and trying it for a while first.


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[NorZeman]

something I wouldn’t buy without several people buying it and trying it for a while first.

So you are saying nwsewell should buy it for us and give the review?

 

[ThunderMug95]

Its interesting the tech aspects of it, but LS motors pull air in on the horizontal axis, so it kind of logically makes sense...our trucks pull vertical and a 90degree redirection ...Id be a bit skeptical of it....need a guinea pig....

 

[Elevated 2013]

Its interesting the tech aspects of it, but LS motors pull air in on the horizontal axis, so it kind of logically makes sense...our trucks pull vertical and a 90degree redirection ...Id be a bit skeptical of it....need a guinea pig....

I can understand a tilt at the throttle body helping to smooth the air flow out instead of hitting the bottom of the intake at a 90 degree angle and dispersing from there. But unless the throttle body is able to be better angled and there’s no lip that would catch the air under it with that wedge being installed I don’t see it doing anything to be honest as it’s basically a spacer at this point with a tiny angle. I’d want to see actual dyno proof that it works on a Ram before even considering it.


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[Elevated 2013]

So you are saying nwsewell should buy it for us and give the review?

I’m all for him being a guinea pig and not me. Lol


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[Pull Ya]

I think I'll spend my money on something with proven results---a 12 pack

Jay

 

[heefageLA]

For every 1/16'' of plastic you gain 1hp!

 

[McBroom]

For every 1/16'' of plastic you gain 1hp!

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[McBroom]

I think I'll spend my money on something with proven results---a 12 pack

Jay

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Just in case @SoCal and @JB1 happen to stop by.


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[Elevated 2013]

[emoji38]


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Is that with or without the stickers??


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[McBroom]

Is that with or without the stickers??


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Both take ya choice. It’s lights a light beer or leaded. Lol


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[nwsewell]

Hell, for the price I might consider being the guinea pig. Best case, I see some small gains. Worst case, I wasted $100 and can help steer others away from it.
It definitely wouldnt be the worst way I've ever wasted some cash, thats for sure.

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[McBroom]

Hell, for the price I might consider being the guinea pig. Best case, I see some small gains. Worst case, I wasted $100 and can help steer others away from it.
It definitely wouldnt be the worst way I've ever wasted some cash, thats for sure.

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Sorry but I can think of better ways to spend a $100. New fishing poles,more steel for the new smoker build,window tint for the Ram.


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[nwsewell]

Sorry but I can think of better ways to spend a $100. New fishing poles,more steel for the new smoker build,window tint for the Ram.


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Theres definitely a thousand and one better ways to blow $100.
Ive just wasted more than that in worse/less productive ways in the past haha

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[Elevated 2013]

That’s a whole lotta beer or whiskey I’d be missing out on!! I’d call them and ask for dyno specs from a Ram with it installed before buying it.


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[Pull Ya]

Theres definitely a thousand and one better ways to blow $100.
Ive just wasted more than that in worse/less productive ways in the past haha

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Careful, your wife/girlfriend might have your password---LOL
Jay

 

[16RamHemi]

how about the vendor / manufacturer stands behind it? why should the consumer be the guinea pig?

 

[Elevated 2013]

how about the vendor / manufacturer stands behind it? why should the consumer be the guinea pig?

Since there are no specs on it for a Hemi engine at all, there’s no proof they’ve done any testing to a Hemi engine with and without the wedge, so they have nothing to back up what they’re saying. All they’ve done is testing on a LS engine which is a different beast and I wouldn’t take the results from it and apply it to a Hemi. So, as far as I can see the testing would be on a customer and once it’s put onto an engine, who’s to say they would take it back??


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[Elevated 2013]

@16RamHemi. I agree with you that the vendor should stand behind and test their product but their claims are bogus from what’s on the website unless Rams are now coming out with LS engines installed in them with Vararams for intakes. That’s my whole thing.


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