bumblezc

I've done both and personally don't see any differences. I ran mesh but the I got a decent K&N for free, so I went that route. Don't change the spool sound, butone way to combat that is to get a bigger turbo!!!!

95RedEX

I have no room for a filter... I stepped on an old APC cone filter POS to flatten it to fit, but it ended up falling apart after a couple of weeks.

I tore it apart, cut out circles from the screen/felt and clamped them on my inlet flange. I had a 2-ply screen with felt in between for daily driving and a single screen for the track. It took me a few days to realize that the 2-ply severely inhibited air flow. It was probably safer that just a screen, but I lost about 3 lbs of boost. I ran the single ply screen for the rest of the year with no problems... it's not my daily driver though, didn't drive in the rain, etc... After just a few weeks though, the 2-ply did get really ------- dirty. I was amazed at how much crap gets sucked in.

Having tried a few different options, if I could, I would run a cone filter... Functionality/safety trumps cool sounds.

accordepicenter

i have no flow restriction and no filtering either.

BLaze

In my stupid CRX with the EG rad and stock CRX fan shroud, I have 0 room for anything. The fan shroud rubs on the intlet of the turbo for a nice visual. I was running 7lbs and the filter lasted for about 3 days. Then I did a top end run, and sucked in my filter screen (stuff used on screed doors) and like that other dude said, cleaning it out of the throttle body and the intercooler is a pain in the butt!!! Im not qutie sure what Im going to do... What I do know is boost ownz me!

Blaze

baldur

If the screen is being sucked in, that is visual evidence of how much of a restriction it is.

W O T

Sounds like filter is the way to go, I think Im going to make an intake pipie for it as well bringing it up quite a bit more, sits to low for me

topspeed

yup filter is the way to go, i'd use one but theres just NO ROOM not even for an intake tube to relocate the filter. I have double mesh screens (food strainer) and double panty hose with K&N oil. It gets dirty very fast, like within 2 months its pretty clogged and i loose a few psi boost. Now i cleaned it and i'm not going to use the oil we'll see how that works.

drunkinmaster1

ya gotta think about your exhaust as well. this will affect the flowrate just as much as the intake on the turbo. they go together hand in hand. so if you have a shitty flowrate on your exhaust, maybe a lousy flowing header, it probobly whouldnt make that much of a differance to swich from a filter to a screen.

Cray91

Yes but adjusting the flow of your exhaust takes time and $$. Changing the filtration is so much simpler.

drunkinmaster1

anything takes time and money. is it goinna make that much of a differance what you have on your intake if youre blowing through a straw? the turbo makes a differance too. what if its a t25, what differance is that gonna make on a little turbo. just as i said, intake and exhaust go hand in hand. im not saying its free, or cheap.