Intakes for the Twins...Opinions please...
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It's a turbocharged car. Cooling the air before it goes to the turbo(s) is pointless.
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hahaha thanks. Ironically, the intake parts are from Autozone and the K&N's are from Advance Auto...Long story but I was tired of looking at the stock airbox and I wanted to change it up a bit. Will definitely fab a peice of metal to go under those filters. Any others suggestions guys thanks!
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A turbocharger doesn't heat the charge to some particular and unchanging temperature regardless of what it is being fed.
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colder the air going into the turbo should still be going out cooler than if it were warmer going in.. granted it will be heated more going out regardless but it wont be so dramatic..
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where do you get that idea? why do you think the M2 box is so popular? why does pettit make a heat shield for the intakes? I mean i kinda see what your saying.. but if the air is already cooler your intake air temps are already lower before it gets to the IC therefor making the intake air temps lower when they get to the ports. At any point that you could have cooler air the better. They wouldn't sell boxes for the intakes or heat shields if they didn't help.
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He means to cover that rectangular hole in the top of the IC ducting. You are losing a lot of air out that hole as well as the one that goes to the battery. The two pictures show what I did with duct tape. Ugly, but effective.
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I f I can, I'd say that an air intake a little bit more insulated from the heat of the engine would be better. I installed the ARC intake coupled to an GRedy SMIC and I think it's the best combination for stock turbines...
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AntiSUV - Putting a piece of metal between the intake and the rad is not going to make a noticeable change in either power, or IAT. Between being compressed , and absorbing the residual heat from the exhaust side, it is going to stay a consistent temperature. It's not magic, it's thermodynamics.
Oliv - Again, 1 or 2 degree temp drop is not going to affect the density enough to matter.
FD3Smaniac - A proper heat shield, ducted with fresh air, does make a difference. That is why they're popular.
Anyways, I should have worded it better. Adding anything but a proper box/heatshield with ducted fresh air to those intakes is pointless and a waste of time.
Oliv - Again, 1 or 2 degree temp drop is not going to affect the density enough to matter.
FD3Smaniac - A proper heat shield, ducted with fresh air, does make a difference. That is why they're popular.
Anyways, I should have worded it better. Adding anything but a proper box/heatshield with ducted fresh air to those intakes is pointless and a waste of time.
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I like this discussion even though this is one of the most discussed subject of rookies. But always nice to share opinions.
I have a PFS ducted SMIC with a HKS RS intake
The PFS duct has a hole on the side to connect to the PFS airbox (with a big KN cone inside).
Now I'm in between 2 choices:
- keep the HKS and run a 70mm hose to the mushroms (I really love the look of this intake). With this I'll bring fresh air to the intake but less to the IC
- instal the PFS airbox that I have, which is closed and shielded. But with this solution it aslo means less air to the IC as a part of it goes to the airbox.
I also have a vented headlight (Attain), but I really have doubts about the efficience here...
Dream Theater, sorry to invade your thread, but I guess this can be of interest also for you
I have a PFS ducted SMIC with a HKS RS intake
The PFS duct has a hole on the side to connect to the PFS airbox (with a big KN cone inside).
Now I'm in between 2 choices:
- keep the HKS and run a 70mm hose to the mushroms (I really love the look of this intake). With this I'll bring fresh air to the intake but less to the IC
- instal the PFS airbox that I have, which is closed and shielded. But with this solution it aslo means less air to the IC as a part of it goes to the airbox.
I also have a vented headlight (Attain), but I really have doubts about the efficience here...
Dream Theater, sorry to invade your thread, but I guess this can be of interest also for you