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Yes, it has the dryer hose intake ... I am guessing that is not good.
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It does indicate that you may be missing additional retrofits, some of which address critical safety issues. Off the top of my head:
1) Rod ends - the early cars were built with SPM/SPB rod ends which are dangerously overloaded on an Atom (the rod end manufacturer says they're used on lawn mowers). The bad ones are a yellow/gold color with a mottled surface and a somewhat obvious "waistband" where they were molded. The standard grade rod ends (minimum needed from a safety point of view) are AM/AB which are a silver color. One step up is PRM/PRB which are also yellow/gold, but have a very smooth matte surface with no obvious dimples or mold marks. I had a SPB rod end fail on the highway, and if it had been on the front it probably would have been fatal. SPM/SPB rod ends are also a possible cause of another Atom being totalled.
2) Coolant lines - underneath the car there are 4 coolant lines that run from the back to the front. They are held in an aluminum clamp just to the front of the engine. There was a retrofit to install a rubber pad to keep them from being damaged and wearing through.
3) Passenger rear brake line - there was a retrofit to install an additional clamp to hold the brake line away from the engine - without this, there is a chance that the serpentine belt can cut through the brake line.
4) Fuel lines - on the left side of the engine, there was a retrofit to install mesh sleeving over the red fuel lines. I believe this was to prevent wear on the fuel lines.
5) Intercooler fan direction flow - some cars were built with the intercooler fan blowing down onto the ground rather than pulling air up from the ground.
Other things which were never officially issued as retrofits from Brammo:
6) Exhaust flex joint(s) (and exhaust system in general) - the flex joint(s) in the exhaust line (older cars have 1, newer have 2) blow out, causing damage to the frame and wiring. Many owners have had the stuffing blow out of the muffler. A few have had the "rams horn" header welds crack. In general, the solution is a complete new exhaust system, header to tailpipe. Some owners have fixed each item as it fails.
7) Intercooler pump - some cars were built with the intercooler pump running the wrong way, leading to reduced (hah!) intercooler efficiency.
Wheel hubs/bearings - some owners have had wheel hub and/or bearing failures. This generally comes from track use, wider tires, or both.
9) Tune - the Brammo "300HP" tune (the final one, not the one you have) produces about 228 WHP / 240 engine HP. The solution is to replace the ECU with one from a 2005/6 Cobalt SS and have a tuner work on it (the stock Brammo ECU isn't recognized by most tuning software - it isn't "locked" as some say, it's just that the tuning software doesn't recognize the calibration number in the ECU as it was from GM Racing).
10) Brake / tail / running / directional signal lights - there are lots of failure modes here - bulbs pop out of the sockets, the sockets crack and/or melt, and so on.
All of the above except #10 are unique to Brammo cars and don't affect cars built by TMI or Ariel UK.
Some parts may be available from TMI, as they took over support and spare parts for Brammo Atoms. Many of the parts are NLA, though (No Longer Available) and you'll need to buy used ones from another member here or make do with some other part.
There are four non-factory sources (that I know of) for Atom upgrades:
1)
http://www.unique-fabricating.com - run by Tom and Judy Smurzynski - great people. Tom used to work for Brammo (but don't hold that against him). In addition to off-the-shelf upgrades, they do custom fabricatiing.
2)
http://www.palatov.com - offered a number of Atom upgrades. I believe he sold all his Atom inventory and the items are now made-to-order for each customer.
3)
http://sector111.com - an official TMI Atom 3 dealer. Offers exhaust upgrades and possibly other things for Brammo Atoms.
4)
http://www.eddiehillsfuncycles.com/ - an official TMI Atom 3 dealer. Offers exhaust components and supercharger upgrades for Brammo Atoms.
We used to have a member here who posted all of the Brammo retrofit documents and lots of other useful stuff, but he left and went to a different forum.