Another Turbo Fox Build Thread

A lot of people do it. The main reason being their isn't room for a proper filter. At 12lbs and up, people have seen 20-25whp gains on a dyno when the tuner pulls the worthless little filter off.

Until I decide on a filter, I'm doing the same thing, except I'll draw the air for mine from the inner fender.

NikwoaC said:

1. It just seems invitation for disaster. Murphy's Law. I'd be on pins and needles every time I got stuck behind a big truck that kicked up a gravel dust cloud, and I'd lose sleep at night worrying about what it's doing to my cylinder walls.

2. I'd gladly give up 25rwhp knowing that my engine was breathing clean air. Besides, can't you make up for it by bumping up the boooooost a point or two?

Not knocking anybody for doing what they do. I'm just not the type of person to take risks, and a filter seems like cheap insurance.

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The other problem with running a tiny filter right off the inducer is, I guess it puts a thrust load on the compressor wheel. Which is hard on turbos.

I agree, I don't wanna run my car without a filter. But I also don't want to choke the thing up with some little honda accord CAI filter.

Uber88GT said:

On another forum someone is installing an On3 kit and has had alot of issues with exhaust fit, needing to get a bunch of fabricating done extending pipes etc. Any problems on yours?

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My crossover pipe isn't 100% straight between the headers. Other than that, my hot side all lined up fine.
My coldside has some to be desired, it all went together. But some of the coupler joints could have come together a little better.

Is the guy you are reffering to running a stock K-member? Stock motor mounts? How low is his car?

All these things change fitment.

Yeah, I couldn't tell ya what's goin on there. Like I said, had a little trouble with the crossover. But that was it.