Excellent tech video on intakes
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Excellent tech video on intakes
Saw this yesterday -
Very solid tech discussion of intakes, intake design, etc. That channel has a lot of really solid, well researched tech - they mainly do high horsepower RB26's but the video applies to our cars big time.
My take aways from it -
- An intake/airbox setup is good to a certain power level then it becomes a restriction. So, a stock air box may be fine for a near-stock car, but when you start making more power by opening up the exhaust and raising the boost it can be a restriction at that point.
- Turbos are less picky on intake design than non-turbo cars.
- Turbo cars get most of their "cold air" from the intercooler. A cold air intake doesn't matter as much on a turbo car as a non-turbo car, but it's worth ducting clean fresh air in.
Anyhow, really enjoyed that video, made a ton of sense.
Dale
Very solid tech discussion of intakes, intake design, etc. That channel has a lot of really solid, well researched tech - they mainly do high horsepower RB26's but the video applies to our cars big time.
My take aways from it -
- An intake/airbox setup is good to a certain power level then it becomes a restriction. So, a stock air box may be fine for a near-stock car, but when you start making more power by opening up the exhaust and raising the boost it can be a restriction at that point.
- Turbos are less picky on intake design than non-turbo cars.
- Turbo cars get most of their "cold air" from the intercooler. A cold air intake doesn't matter as much on a turbo car as a non-turbo car, but it's worth ducting clean fresh air in.
Anyhow, really enjoyed that video, made a ton of sense.
Dale
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i did a lot of research on "cold air" and the data surprised me. the turbo and intercooler are by miles the primary factors re our IATs. i will eventually be doing something on this important subject. i just received, today, the fourth intercooler which will complete my tests.
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On my car I have a heat shield to keep the radiator fan air away from the intakes and a duct to bring in some fresh outside air. I think that's the way to go.
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