Thread 28556363

So would this actually increase power since the intake is directly behind the grill? Or is it still useless?

>>28556363 (OP)
it'll make a cool sucking sound but not likely to affect power or intake temps since the intake already pulls air from that area

The things wrenchlets do for a +2hp increase because they're too retarded to put a turbo on their car....

>>28556363 (OP)
not really, no, because >>28556365
>the intake already pulls air from that area
you're better off spending the money on test pipes if you can get away with it, and just getting a proper tune

>>28556367
Well turbo or supercharger kits are like $5-7k and require a tune up

>>28556371
personally I think installing them just for the increased induction noise is perfectly reasonable, but dont expect any power increase unless you already have a bunch of other airflow mods and get a tune

>>28556377
>kits

I already called you a wrenchlet, please stop anon!

>>28556390
I assume you have a homefab turbo kit to share?

>>28556379
>look up intake
>Retails for 600
Ya nah fuck that, I would just remove the filter/ OEM housing and stick on a generic cone filter that fits in the end

>>28556408
>the virgin $600 +2hp cold air intake
>the chad $200 +50%hp chinaturbo

>>28556363 (OP)
Yes, but it'll only get you single digit hp gains compared to stock and only with a tune. Still highly worth it when paired with an exhaust since they have a multiplicative effect and don't affect reliability unlike FI

>>28556415
let's see it installed

>>28556450
Just weld a $15 flange onto your manifold m8

>>28556456
Wow those welds look good

>>28556622
At least he's got the safety squint going to protect his eyes.

>>28556363 (OP)
no, the only thing that will help is forced induction or more displacement

>>28556418
>since they have a multiplicative effect
Can you elaborate on this? I was thinking of getting a Stillen exhaust and sway bars too

>>28556622
>running a smooth pretty bead on cast iron
Congratulations retard, you just shitfucked the Heat Affected Zone

>>28556418
>>28556713
I too would like to hear more about this

>>28557050
He means that if you put a CAI on your car (+2hp) and you put an exhaust on your car (+2hp) you get a +4hp increase! (2x2=4)

>>28556363 (OP)
Your car will never not be a Infiniti G37.

>>28557064
Infiniti's aren't bad.

>>28557064
The g series is the NA Nissan Skyline, what's the problem?

>>28557869
>nigsan
found your problem m8

>>28556363 (OP)
Don't waste your time and get the supercharger or at least tune it after.

>>28558167
>supercharger kit
>turbocharger pictured

>>28556363 (OP)
Intake by itself will likely not give you much power. You need more mods which the intake is only a small part of.
If you're looking to increase performance, tires and weight will make a much bigger difference.
Also reliability and gas mileage won't suffer.

>>28556415
Sorry but I'm not putting a bomb in my car

>>28558261
>anon learns about centrifugal superchargers

>>28556713
>>28557050
If you get multiple hp-increasing mods, the total gains will be slightly more than the sum of gains from doing each one individually.
Say you're swapping cams, headers, and intakes. Only doing one of the three might get you 7 hp with a tune for a given setup, but doing all three could get you 30.
This works significantly better when paired with an FI setup (aftermarket turbos or higher psi tune), because the huge hp gains from a big job like that could double or triple the gains from.each smaller performance upgrade

>>28558287
>he doesn't want piston holes in his hood

>>28558167
>Don't waste your time just spend $12,000 dollars instead of 2-3

>>28558287
>>28558522
WORKS ON MY MACHINE

>>28556367
More like a 2hp decrease. The 10 feet of metal piping is only going to attract heat into your intake. Warm air intakes are a ricer meme.

>>28558831
I think you have a poor understanding of heat transfer and air velocity if you believe the piping will have a significant effect on the temperature of the air inside, but I agree it's not going to be a noticeable improvement.

>>28556456
>no heat wrap around the turbo manifold or any kind of heat management for being so close to the motor whatsoever
Everyone knows that China turbos have very low build quality which also means very low heat tolerances/heat cycles. I've seen more cracked housings from cheap turbos than cheap eBay headers. Your "haha just butcher your headers and wack on a $50 turbo bro haha so epic and funny!!" advice is unironically worse than buying that meme intake.

>>28556363 (OP)
people shit on custom intake tubing but it really is good for 8 horsepower
the problem however is that was compared to an open element air cleaner like from the 1960s,
it was an improvement to route the intake out of the engine bay usually THROUGH the fender aprons.
all modern cars have a fucking airbox which more or less does that from the factory so it's not really gaining fuck all in new cars and you're just clowning and pissing off money.
this was an improvement done on sports cars in the 1970s to put tubing and ducting but now it means nothing, you gain nothing and you look like a fag, but what's worse is when shitfaces route these and it's pulling hot air from the engine compartment and it's basically spending money to look like a fag but also make 1960s horsepower loss.

>>28558980
>/o/ wrenchlet thinks heat wrapping keeps the manifold COOLER
>he thinks its the proximity to the engine which makes the manifold hot and not the exhaust gases flowing inside of it

You've outdone yourself today anon, this is the most retarded post I've seen on /o/ in a long time.

>>28559171
>calling someone a wrenchlet
>who is bragging about butchering his car with an eBay turbo and booger welded manifold that will run worse than stock
>cannot fathom or understand that turbos make manifolds very hot from the additional exhaust gasses that are introduced, therefore heat wrapping decreases radiant temperate in the engine bay and simple mods like a turbo beanie would prolong the $50 turbo for at least another month before it cracks
>doesn't understand that too much heat is bad for boost
Imagine spending actual money on this "build" only for it to run like a bag of dicks lmao.

>>28559221
>who is bragging about butchering his car with an eBay turbo and booger welded manifold that will run worse than stock
IT RUNS GREAT RETARD
>cannot fathom or understand that turbos make manifolds very hot from the additional exhaust gasses that are introduced, therefore heat wrapping decreases radiant temperate in the engine bay and simple mods like a turbo beanie would prolong the $50 turbo for at least another month before it cracks
TURBO BEANIES MAKE THE TURBO GET HOTTER RETARD

>>28558991
I've thought about routing some ducting from behind the headlights in my old barge to go right up to the air cleaner snorkel to hopefully deliver cooler air, although at the moment that's a bit of an issue because the air cleaner's base plate has about a 1 inch gap all around because it's an aftermarket piece with the original (much larger) cover on top of it.

>>28558980
Kek. It's a cheap low poeer ebay turbo builds it doesn't need any form of heat shielding whatsoever. Even high power big turbo builds don't need it either, unless the turbo is right next to the brake master.
Also heatwrap on manifolds is fake and gay.

>>28556415
I used to have a chink turbo which was laggy as hell but at least it didn't blow up. I wouldn't put one on an engine I care about though.

>>28559741
hint: pick a turbo which is for a popular model of engine, like SR20 GT28 if you have small 4 cylinder, because they've been selling so many of them for such a long time that even the chinks have probably worked it out by now.
If you go with an oddball turbo - who knows if the lazy chinks have even come close to speccing the correct housing and wheel sizes to get the right relationship between turbine and compressor.

>>28558261
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