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http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...MXk1NDE%3D.jpg
think it'll breathe better?? ;D
the small filter used to be mounted directly to the compressor. it seems to be slightly leaner (i guess the small one was restrictive), but now i get a whistle at higher rpms...don't know if it's the compressor whistling or the air rushing through the flexible intake pipe.

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how the hell did you fit that dinky thing on your turbo?

hell yeah it was restrictive. You shoulda just run some panythose and a zip tie.

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ya i m not a big fan of filters inside of the engine bay. use screen door mesh or like EJ said, just use some panty hose. hell u have an intercooler for a reason, to catch debrie.

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funny thing is that i netted 186whp/175wtq with that dinky filter. can't wait to get it on a dyno and retune.

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hmm guess it's just me but I can't see the pic :P

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No one is bad mouthing the filter me just like to jew things.

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all those crinkles in the intake hose suck for air flow and velocity.

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The whisles probably come from the tube.

Ya how did the dinky filter work? I had one slightly bigger and it stalled my turbo at 4000 rpm killing all my boosting fun!

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I think that it is those ribs on the pipe.

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This is a pretty good topic. I too have a filter slapped onto my T3/t4 compressor housing because it fit pretty good there, but I've been wondering if it is benificial to move the filter away from the engine bay heat and if it will restrict the air flow at all doe to having a long pipe with the filter attached. I wasn't really too conserned with moving the filter away because i've seen some pretty impressive dyno numbers come off of some setups running a filter directly on the compressor housing as well.

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I move the inlet of my turbo because I found that once the car got hot (I mean cruising around town for an hours or so) I was loosing power. My butt dyno tells me it helped. I still have no filter, just primarily suching in air from a cooler spot then between the Three hottest spots on a motor.(Block, Rad, and Manifold)

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The optimal place for the filter is where it can get air from the outside. That is hard though because you have to get in front of the rad or IC, or through a headlight, which some people do.

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the ribbed pipe is just temporary until i can get some more metal pipe and couplers.

it replaces the bubb rubb exhuast whistle...it shouldn't botha ya at 6 in da morn...dats when ya should be cookin brekfas...whawhooooo!!

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so did butt dyno shows any improvement?

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Now the pic works for me. I was thinking about doing the same thing and moving it away from the hot spot. Only gonna do it if it makes a difference. :P

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with the flexible tube it didn't, but i changed that out to a section of 2.5" section of the leftover of my cai. now it's filter-2.5"-2.25"-2" compressor inlet. no more whistle and butt dyno feels more power...gotta retune though. i think i can get more timing in it now since it's not so restrictive anymore. my damn new chip burner better come in tomorrow.

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A screen or a pantyhose is way more restrictive than a properly sized filter, it takes no genius to figure that one out. Area of a properly sized filter is perharps 10 or more square feet of cotton fabric. Area of a wire mesh or pantyhose is essentially the same as the compressor inlet, or about 5 square inches. A big portion of that area is covered by steel wire or fabric, and turthermore it causes turbulent flow.
And last time I checked my intercooler was to cool the air...

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I used two 3" 45º mandrel bent sections of pipe. A little cut and a weld and wha-lah. A nice intake pipe that routes over towards the airbox location (charge pipe there now). I would never use pantyhose or mesh. They call air filters FILTERS for a reason. Go ahead...damage your turbo if you dont care about it.

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seriously do you think you gain that much to take the risk of running with a dinky screen mesh or panty hose on the turbo! :-X

not worth the risk in my opinion

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real classy bro