mattz06

doing a 106mm precision, they sure look good sticking out of the nose of a car, but worried about street use (minimal street use) should I just keep it under the hood?

ls1curt

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theres a local guy with a front mounted 106 that drives to car shows all the time, so i dont think you would have a problem and it does look awesome

98Z28CobraKiller

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Not OK.

evo462

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Why not use an e-cutout and be able to run it out the bumper or through rear exiting exhaust at the flip of a switch?

98Z28CobraKiller

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He's talking about the inlet of the turbo unless I am misreading the question.

evo462

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Ahhh...yeah, looks like it

mattz06

yes, may offset radiator and run out the front, maybe I can put a piece of screen over the inlet to keep things out

Sluggish

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As long as your ok with rocks, bugs, dirt, and small animals going through your compressor wheel.

SPRAYED 01

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Air filter?

JAX04

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I was GOING to do this on my RX7, BUT, i was going to cut the whole in the front large enough to slide a horn in for the track and large enough to still fit a filter in their. My only issue was not being able to Find any data on radiators laid flat.

But i say, as long as you can throw a filter on it, whats the problem.

EDIT: I would NOT do this with a screen. Filter only, if it were me.

tim99ws6

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it'll require constant maintenance on that wheel, as you will inevitably get nicks on that wheel from rocks, critters, and small children getting sucked in. Not the end of the world, but not sure i'd do it on a street car that see's, maybe, 5k miles or better a year.


A better answer would be a filter, but damn that looks goofy.


A compromise would be a screen, but screens are known to be horrible flow inhibitors. Then again, at a 106mm, it'll probably deliver more air than you'll ever need. Another option would be to run a screen in the bumper, and get a bellmouth for the track. I run a bellmouth on my 100% of the time but sees almost NO street time. we welded an extension to the bellmouth and then just silicone hose and clamped it to the turbo inlet. Worked out nicely! Anytime you can run a true bellmouth vs a simple hole, it will always perform better.

Dont forget mounting a turbo that low will require a scavenging system most likely.

Build-it-Break-it

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X2^^^ and to add an air filter would defeat the purpose of "the look".

JAX04

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Yes, but does it defeat the purpose of functionality?

If a filter will solve the problems mentioned, then you can still have the best of both worlds, and even running down the highway, it would still be better then inside the engine bay.

93formto98T/A

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Just because you saw somebody on the street with it doesn't mean he hasn't or won't have major issues arise from that setup.

Take a look at your front bumper...chipped up from rocks and road debris. Now with the turbo creating a low pressure/suction area in front of the car, it will pull in anything in the vicinity of the inlet. It's bad enough to put small rocks, bugs, etc through your impeller wheel and through your motor. It would only take a good size rock to contact your impeller wheel spinning at 100K and cause it to shatter which would send shrapnel into your motor effectively ruining it.

ls1curt

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i was just thinking of limited street duty as going to a car show once a week if its nice, but yeah any size rock would be costing a lot of money

98Z28CobraKiller

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Get you one of these for "the look"


and mount the turbo where you can put an air cleaner on it. LOL

narx66gmc

98z28 has the best idea so far...

n97240

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Just run an intercooler to help catch any junk it will pick up! Whats the worst that could happen?! Suck up a big rock, shatter the wheel, trash EVERYTHING in the motor, spit oil out all over the road, then going spinning into a packed minivan with a family of 8 heading on vacation. Then have to rebuild your whole car.

No really, im very dissapointed that i couldnt get my turbo facing forward!
DO IT!!!

My2kz28

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Or put this in front of the turbo to make it a twin turbo.

blue00ZZleeper

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How much street use are we actually talking about? Don't give us some fake number either....tell the truth lol. If its a 99% track use car with just cruising to local meets/car shows a really fine screen should be ok since optimal flow won't matter. If you plan on running it hard on the street and track do it right and set it up to use a good filter. I had a shitty filter on my procharger and I was amazed at the dirt that got through...nothing big but Jesus lol. Thank God the intercooler acted as a "trap" for it. Sand and dirt turns to glass under combustion pressures and temperatures....not good! A fine screen should work but it won't be optimal if you actually run hard on the street...maybe cobrakiller and the others can chime in on if the screen will even stop decent particles.