Opinions; Intakes for turbo
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Opinions; Intakes for turbo Obviously, sucking hot air from the engine bay through a tiny filter is not conducive for making horsepower.
So here is what I am currently working with. (Just a short filter on the turbo behind the headlight assemble with I opened up in this pic) Turbo sucks 100% hot air.
Option A-Straight shot.
Pro's
-Straight shot! In theory-maximum airflow
-Removes the weight of the headlights from the front end
-May look cool with a simple screen replacing the OE headlight cover
Cons
-Have to build and alternative headlight system to sit in the FTP section fot he bumper
-Have to duct cold air to it, or run a screen in place of the OE headlight cover
-Would not work with FC2000 bumper I may switch to in the future.
Option B
Pros-
-True COLD air coming directly from the brake duct cut out in the bumper
-Keep 100% functionality the 80's pop up headlight action
-Can remove filter and add a Ram Air Velocity stack for track duty
-Most room for a long filter-full 9inch-least restrictive
Cons-
-Would have to have 2 tight radius 90' bends in the intake. Would this hurt flow?
-Heavier-keeping the OE headlight-
Opinions welcome! I am leaning towards Option B, but would that pose a significant restriction over Option A? On track with true ram air we have seen gains of up to 3 mph on a 150's traps 4 banger, but I wonder just how much 2 tight 90's will hurt flow over a straightish path. I am 100% sure both will be better than what I have now!
So here is what I am currently working with. (Just a short filter on the turbo behind the headlight assemble with I opened up in this pic) Turbo sucks 100% hot air.
Option A-Straight shot.
Pro's
-Straight shot! In theory-maximum airflow
-Removes the weight of the headlights from the front end
-May look cool with a simple screen replacing the OE headlight cover
Cons
-Have to build and alternative headlight system to sit in the FTP section fot he bumper
-Have to duct cold air to it, or run a screen in place of the OE headlight cover
-Would not work with FC2000 bumper I may switch to in the future.
Option B
Pros-
-True COLD air coming directly from the brake duct cut out in the bumper
-Keep 100% functionality the 80's pop up headlight action
-Can remove filter and add a Ram Air Velocity stack for track duty
-Most room for a long filter-full 9inch-least restrictive
Cons-
-Would have to have 2 tight radius 90' bends in the intake. Would this hurt flow?
-Heavier-keeping the OE headlight-
Opinions welcome! I am leaning towards Option B, but would that pose a significant restriction over Option A? On track with true ram air we have seen gains of up to 3 mph on a 150's traps 4 banger, but I wonder just how much 2 tight 90's will hurt flow over a straightish path. I am 100% sure both will be better than what I have now!
