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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: tigers_gonads on 19 May 2009, 09:52:23

Title: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 May 2009, 09:52:23

had the ram system out to change the alternator ( see post in electrical section )

the plastic box at the bottom of the ram system ............ what does it do ?   :-/

the two pipes the should have gone to it was just conected together  :-/   the nipples on the box had been broken off

i have replaced it with the spare off my doner car but this is bugging my ................ anybody know what it is for / what use it has ??

its been bugging me since i bought this sack of shit car that it always seemed slower then the saloon  :'(

opinions please

cheers  steve

Title: Re: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: Eighth_dwarf on 19 May 2009, 09:54:32

Vacuum tank i suspect you are talking about.

Title: Re: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: jonathanh on 19 May 2009, 11:51:55

not exactly sure of its precise purpose but will affect the multirams and therefore performance.

your 2.5 manual should not be sluggish at all - quick enough in most situations IMO

Title: Re: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 May 2009, 14:28:02

vacuum tank .......... thats the bugger  :y

two pipes ............ both going round the back of the engine

what affect does getting the two mixed up ?

before the two pipes was just conected together  ( bypassing the tank )

i have held open the throttle and the front ram changes at high ish revs so thats seems to work  :y

starting to wonder if the estate was abused before i got it  :-/


estate seems not as quick as the saloon did and the estates done less miles !!

yeh i know im a pain in the arse but this is bugging me  >:(

be interested to know what use the tank has  :y

Title: Re: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 May 2009, 14:30:34

The vac tank is required so there is still a vac supply to the multirams when on full throttle

Title: Re: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 May 2009, 18:48:08

cheers mark  :y

if the 2 pipes are the wrong way round, what affect on the ram ?

im on a bit of a mission with this car now ........... only had the thing 3 months and already spent more on it then it cost to buy it  :'(

Title: Re: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 May 2009, 18:58:40

If the wrong way round (and assuming the internal one way valve works) then you will get no multiram actuation at all

Title: Re: box at the bottom of the duel ram system ??
Post by: tigers_gonads on 19 May 2009, 23:26:04

well i reved it at the throtle and the front ram moved at high revs so it looks like it working ok  :y

now to fit the cruise kit  :y

thanks for the help / advise

steve