Finally Finished the New Intercooler/Intake for My PE TT...
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Originally Posted by Sharif@Forged
very very NICE! Can't wait to get my hands on that thing and tune it! 

Originally Posted by XBS
Very nice job! Is that a GReddy Intercooler?
Very unique!
Very unique!
and to everyone, thanks for all the compliments. Its been a long time about 6 weeks since ive had the car between the bodykit and the new intercooler stuff so i think i might go take it out for awhile
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Originally Posted by 350Zteve
It looks like top quality work. My one concern would be those intake ducts. That material and that much length is horrible for the turbo's efficiency.
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I believe that the Y pipe you pictured here is a problem, it has been identified as a problem by numerous owners of the PE kit. Smart move eliminating it. I still have not heard anyone give a scientific explaination why your long tubes are a problem.
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Originally Posted by gringott
I still have not heard anyone give a scientific explaination why your long tubes are a problem.
longer intake piping = more friction surface for the air going in. It doesn't just effect the lag but also the high rpms are effected where the air flow capacity of those hoses are maximized but i dont think this will be a problem for your car as the intakes have a sufficiently large diameters.
In most drag applications they leave the comp side of the turbos open or just put an open pipe (well it's more then that of course but i dont remember the name, the thing that looks like the intake runner of an individual intake manifold) in front of the compressor wheel.
In most drag applications they leave the comp side of the turbos open or just put an open pipe (well it's more then that of course but i dont remember the name, the thing that looks like the intake runner of an individual intake manifold) in front of the compressor wheel.
So it's something like trying to run a whole house vaccum cleaner with a small motor, the "pulling" of the air is less velocity (very scientific terms haha) because of the volume of the whole hose?
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So it's something like trying to run a whole house vaccum cleaner with a small motor, the "pulling" of the air is less velocity (very scientific terms haha) because of the volume of the whole hose?



