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Old May 18, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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I dont think there would be a problem or an issue other then maybe heat, But has anyone with their rearmounts put the inlet into the truck area, I know most are Fbody, but im a gto with a real trunk,

does anyone see any issues with this, Just trying to button my setup and think that maybe this would be the best way to insure no water issues at all
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Old May 18, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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Im no genious, but, you might want to pug a hole somewhere for air to get into the trunk....
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Old May 18, 2010 | 08:42 PM
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I have my air filter in my trunk in a Roadmaster rearmount. It works fine the volume of the trunk lasts a LONG time relative to wot...also air seeps from inside car
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Old May 18, 2010 | 09:26 PM
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How noisy is it?
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Old May 18, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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im sure its noisy, nothing some insulation in the trunk couldnt fix, behind the seats. But im not exactly worried about noise either.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Ericmck2000
Im no genious, but, you might want to pug a hole somewhere for air to get into the trunk....
roof scoop with ducting
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Old May 18, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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When backing down it is noisy

When hitting it not so bad since the engine and exhaust is majority of sound.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 04:51 PM
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what about IATs boostedlt1??
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Old May 19, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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what about IATs boostedlt1??
IATs weren't a problem. The air in trunk isn't baked for a week or anything. I would say the air in trunk is less than from underhood...BUT I have an FMIC and run two stage Meth M5's I think.

Car is in TN so I can't check but I think M5's are what is in there.
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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i would think as long as your using meth it wouldnt really matter then, plus i have plans to run e85, so i think that the air intake in the trunk would be just fine for me
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:35 PM
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Compared to water road grime etc the trunk is a fair trade off IMO

Good luck

PS meth was used for octane temps dropped maybe 10 15 f in rearmount
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Old May 19, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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is there a difference in the amount of meth u use based on what you are using it for?
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Old May 19, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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The percentage of methanol compared to % of water changes how it 'acts'

Like many discussions there isn't one answer all on here will accept and I don't want this to turn into an argument so I will simply say read other threads on methanol...

I have a link at work to another site that goes for many pages and compares many aspects I will send it and you can link it to your thread if you like
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Old May 19, 2010 | 09:59 PM
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lucky bastard! get to learn from others' mistakes!! *** cake!!
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Old May 20, 2010 | 07:22 AM
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With a post like that how bad can my giving a link be?

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=937176

The thread has some good information and I thought was very informative.

Good luck
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Old May 20, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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