Velossa Tech Design Big Mouth for 2019+ Ranger

[Stevie Gee]

I have both the AFE and Velossa Tech inlets…I do NOT notice any difference in anything, other than that look good ?

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[Langwilliams]

Looks like an invitation to suck in water when fording? It lowers the factory snorkel and opens it up. The factory intake sits on top of the shroud and seems to be designed to be in a spot that water would not easily find the opening. this scares me of water being easily "forced" into if hitting a deep water event. Thoughts?

The velossa catches air an directs it into a channel in the hood that comes out in front of the factory air box intake. I can see a possible benefit since this channel exists but the factory grill doesn't do anything to force air into it to feed the air box. I don't see water getting in. It's no were near a direct shot like "ram air" muscle cars that have been around for years. I've driven in some serious downpours an haven't noticed anything. If you're talking about a water crossing, the velossa goes at the top of the grill so if you're in watcher that deep I would guess there's other problems going on.

 

[landiscarrier]

I've had one installed since about last October along with the Mishimoto intake and have noticed not one difference over stock. LOL I do hear the turbo whistle slightly. My MPG is always right around 24mpg with 93 octane and Unleashed tune. I do not drive it hard and most of my driving in in D not S....a good mix of highway and city driving 26k on the odometer.

 

[importfighter01]

IIRC, your alternator will go before the intake since it sits much lower. Also, please correct me people if I am wrong but there isn’t enough air sucking in from this because it’s not directly attached to the intake. It’s “goal” is to provide colder air near the air scoop. Not one full connection.

This is correct. Warm air is ingested through holes in underside of hood and Around hood latch too.

 

[Trigganometry]

I’ve had one on since Feb along with the Afe scoop. I have seen about 1.5 mpg gain and response at over 40 mph is definitely better. I also opened up my apron hole to the exit side of Vellossa. Quite a bit of restriction there.

Over time you can see air flow pattern from the dirt when you open the hood. It is a crude ram air setup really.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

I’ve had one on since Feb along with the Afe scoop. I have seen about 1.5 mpg gain and response at over 40 mph is definitely better. I also opened up my apron hole to the exit side of Vellossa. Quite a bit of restriction there.

Over time you can see air flow pattern from the dirt when you open the hood. It is a crude ram air setup really.

Thanks for the insight Rick! How did you open the apron hole? I was considering it… just saw off the three lines?

 

[Trigganometry]

Thanks for the insight Rick! How did you open the apron hole? I was considering it… just saw off the three lines?

Brandon. I used a sawzall and cut the cross members out. Then a circular drum sanding disk on my drill press. That plastic is nasty. It smears and loads up the sanding drum.

That’s the end result in the picture. I used a trace scribe line to know where to open it to.

 

[Racket]

I track my mileage every tank an I did think I saw a slight increase but it went away when I leveled the front 1.8"

I run a high octane tune an jump on it some an still knock down 21-22 every tank.

Similar to my experience after leveling - I guess it demonstrated the reason Ford left the rake in the stock suspension. I drove for several months on both summer and winter gas over the same commute and hand calculated mileage - I had also gone into Engineering Mode to adjust the onboard computer before installing the prototype. I was running a tune prior to the VT.

I was getting the equivalent of two gallons more range out of my commute initially per tank.

I really thought there was no way a simple concept device would provide a return on investment but I'm a believer.

Odd thing was when I put the cold side of the Mishimoto charge pipe (after intercooler) on and waited to do the hot side (I was waiting for some taller threaded Allen bolts - unnecessarily) my gas mileage jumped up for that week and a half. Performance seemed reduced though.

After installing the hot side pipes and levelling the truck I lost almost all my gains - although the driving experience changed to what I perceived as a more refined drivetrain. It might be encouraging me to stomp the gas around town but as long as I keep the truck at or below 70 MPH on the highway my mileage is High 26+ and hovering around 28 MPG constants.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

I've had one installed since about last October along with the Mishimoto intake and have noticed not one difference over stock. LOL I do hear the turbo whistle slightly. My MPG is always right around 24mpg with 93 octane and Unleashed tune. I do not drive it hard and most of my driving in in D not S....a good mix of highway and city driving 26k on the odometer.

Thank you so much for this insight, I don’t know how I missed these comments. Honestly if the turbo whistle sound increases, that’s enough reason for me to purchase it.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

I have both the AFE and Velossa Tech inlets…I do NOT notice any difference in anything, other than that look good ?

Thank you for your insight!! Any sound difference possibly? Either way, appreciate your feedback on the big mouth.

Is that a mishimoto CAI I see as well? Did turbo whistle increase or overall engine sound only when you installed that CAI?

 

[Racket]

Thank you so much for this insight, I don’t know how I missed these comments. Honestly if the turbo whistle sound increases, that’s enough reason for me to purchase it.

Thankfully I have not noticed additional,extra or louder noise in mine. Honestly that would be a turnoff.

 

[Stevie Gee]

Thank you for your insight!! Any sound difference possibly? Either way, appreciate your feedback on the big mouth.

Is that a mishimoto CAI I see as well? Did turbo whistle increase or overall engine sound only when you installed that CAI?

Hey Brandon…i haven’t noticed any sound difference from stock. Also…no CAI either…just the VelossaTech and aFepower *plastic inlets.
https://afepower.com/afe-power-54-13056sr-magnum-force-cold-air-intake-system-scoop-red

 

[Zvedza]

I have a similar thing for my lightning, comes from the bottom of the air box to the lower valence. Didnt really notice a difference in power or mpgs (not like id notice a difference from 11mpg).

But my IAT2s (Temps after blower in the intake) drop a bit more from it while giving it throttle compared to when i didnt have it on, but its like +/-5*, although i do see it drop quicker than without to those numbers.

I will add that i have my intercooler coolant chilled by my A/C, so my temps after the blower are basically ambient, instead of 30-40*F higher, so something like this may add an even higher affect to something that just uses Air to cool the coolant.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

I have a similar thing for my lightning, comes from the bottom of the air box to the lower valence. Didnt really notice a difference in power or mpgs (not like id notice a difference from 11mpg).

But my IAT2s (Temps after blower in the intake) drop a bit more from it while giving it throttle compared to when i didnt have it on, but its like +/-5*, although i do see it drop quicker than without to those numbers.

I will add that i have my intercooler coolant chilled by my A/C, so my temps after the blower are basically ambient, instead of 30-40*F higher, so something like this may add an even higher affect to something that just uses Air to cool the coolant.

Thanks for logging IAT2's, I was going to do this but got a bit lazy thinking about it. Appreciate it a ton, happy enough with that fact alone.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Eh, I forgot I put my raptor lights in a specific spot, not sure how the raptor lights would fit any way else. Maybe I bought the wrong lights at the time. Either way, half of the opening is open and I removed the flare. Lol. Oopsie, probably wasted a good amount of money here but heres to hoping I get something out of it!

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