what a setup! from puerto rico
12-16-2013, 06:19 PM
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what a setup! from puerto rico
Not gonna say anything. Here is the pic
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12-16-2013, 07:02 PM
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Looks nice, but something is telling me that this car switched owner recently..
12-16-2013, 07:13 PM
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He told me he was only testing if it starts...
12-16-2013, 07:18 PM
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He told me he was only testing if it starts...
Then maybe he should have a filter on the turbo too?
12-16-2013, 07:25 PM
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Whats the point if turbo just blows air into the hood, lol its a giant leaf blower
12-16-2013, 07:32 PM
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Whats the point if turbo just blows air into the hood, lol its a giant leaf blower
Lol to keep the hood foam out of the inside. That can be routed inside the cab also if your blower motor ever fails
12-16-2013, 07:49 PM
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Any more pics of the motor? The intake looks interesting.
12-16-2013, 08:04 PM
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Here's the other pic
12-16-2013, 08:32 PM
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why do people put heat shields on their turbochargers? dont they hold the heat inside ? isnt that not healthy for turbocharger ? i recently saw a post in facebook 944 turbo group ill try to find it turbocharget didnt look good lol
12-16-2013, 08:40 PM
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he used the heat wrap around his turbocharger. here is outcome O.o
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12-16-2013, 09:01 PM
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People use turbo blankets all the time.
12-16-2013, 09:18 PM
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why do people put heat shields on their turbochargers? dont they hold the heat inside ? isnt that not healthy for turbocharger ? i recently saw a post in facebook 944 turbo group ill try to find it turbocharget didnt look good lol
Factory does it all the time...Audi S6 V8TT engine
12-16-2013, 09:18 PM
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I dont think that holding heat inside a turbocharger is a good idea
12-16-2013, 09:27 PM
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That, my friends, is the safest way to turbo an NA (although the power increase will be modest).
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