I've seen these on a couple turbos before. what are they for? or are they just a stylish thing?

 

they are pretty much a pipe, that is desinged to flow air from a colder part of the engine bay! they do pretty much the same thing as a pipe with a rounded end! now they look pretty ' er

 

That’s called a bling intensifier.

-Robert

 

agreed however they do have a functional purpose! one that doesn't need to be purple but a purpose none the less!!!!

 

where can you get these?

 

A better idea would be an Air Cleaner in front of those turbo's .... do they run those cars like that?

 

same shop that sells the neon under body kits, and the airplane wings.

-Robert

 

they will not work on our cars! you will need an aftermarket ECU to get rid of the AFM! sorry but it is true they don't serve anypurpose on our cars! and you can get them at any rice/performance shop!

and yes they do run those cars like that, usually those are for drag racing only type dealies but some people think it is just a good for the street as it is for the strip!

 

More like a "debris intake duct"

Steve

 

i was just wondering. i dont even have a turbo.

 

You my friend need a GF. way too much time on your hands, one of those GF things will fix that in a big *** hurry.


-Robert

 

definitely agreed!
LMAO!!!!

 

I do believe they are called intake horns or velocity tubes.

James

 

Uhm..is that in an FD?

 

No, thats a Supra.

 

Velocity Stacks are what they are called. On carb'd cars they smooth out airflow inwards.

 

Ok...looks funny to me for some reason.. I dunno

 

uh!

didnt' even notice that..........

there is no real distinguishing FD stuff.

i even own one and couldn't tell.......they did a good job.

 

No that is an FD, that is the SP supra7

Kind of like my SG supra7 (Simpson Garauges )

 

Supra engine in a FD body

 

Very wrong. Bellmouths should be used on any air intake pipe. It doesn't matter whether it's on the intake of a turbo, the intake of an airbox, the entry to an AFM inside an airbox, built into the inside of a pod filter, anywhere where air enters a pipe. They dramatically reduce the turbulence (and hence restriction) caused by air flowing into the pipe.

Before you guys criticise something just because its anodised purple, you should think of the engineering principles behind it.

 

Theyre called velocity stacks like GarageBoy said. Theyre real popular on carb setups and individual throttle body setups. The bigger the velocity stack, the better the air flows in. Do a search for them on the internet to learn more about them.

ps.
Yes thats an FD with a supra engine. It also has an ugly hood that resembles a jack-o-lantern.

 

Trust me I know the engineering principals behind It i have taken $1000's worth of classes to understand it, But when you are talking about it in the afm sense, it will not gain anything. Any gains would be outweighed by the afm! if there was no need for an afm then These do have advantages, but they don't need to be that thick nor do they have to be purple to serve their purpose .

I was not criticising it. I stated very clearly that "unless" you have an aftermarket ecu which allos you to ditch the afm these will not be worth the time or money! after which then every little bit counts!

It is not the bell mouth per say that reduces the turbulence it is the ventury effect!

 

I was criticising, looks like ****! Someone has the box set of Fast & Furious on their Christmas list.


-Robert

 

Ever looked inside a modern airbox? Nearly all will have a bellmouth leading into the AFM. Any opening will have it's performance improved by adding a bellmouth.

Those particular intakes may not be able to be used on a relatively stock FC, but that doesn't mean smaller ones can't be used in other locations to improve flow.
Actually it's the bellmouth that reduces the venturi effect. By smoothing the change of direction as the air enters the pipe, the airflow follows the pipe's shape instead of forming a venturi shape.

I took $1000's of dollars worth of courses too, now I do it for a living.