02-18-2004, 01:16 AM
Read the article and it was pretty interesting.
But basically the only things left stock in the intake tract from the filter to the throttlebody are the MAF and the accordian intake pipe into the compressor of the turbo.
I'm thinking of hacking the maf tomorrow (removing some of the honeycombs) and basically just checking to make sure the rest of the piping isn't leaking. I have plans for replacing the intake pipe with a dejon unit once I can afford it.
And yes, DSMLink is amazing hardware. It'll allow me to make the airflow corrections I need for when I remove the honeycombs so I won't have any idling problems or other bad byproducts.
I actually posted up my concerns about the airflow and was told that 28 lbs/min sounds about right for such a low boost to be running (17 lbs). So I'll be turning up the boost soon.
-T
*Edit
You put your post up while I was typing this Jack,
All of my portwork was done by slowboy racing. I've tried my hand at porting with a die grinder but we didn't have the proper bits (metal carbide ones) so it was taking forever to do very little work.
I don't think it would have been too dificult with the right equipement.
What I understand you to mean is that you want more room for air to flow around the turbine, and if so I can lend a hand but as I said I've never done any true port work.
-T
But basically the only things left stock in the intake tract from the filter to the throttlebody are the MAF and the accordian intake pipe into the compressor of the turbo.
I'm thinking of hacking the maf tomorrow (removing some of the honeycombs) and basically just checking to make sure the rest of the piping isn't leaking. I have plans for replacing the intake pipe with a dejon unit once I can afford it.
And yes, DSMLink is amazing hardware. It'll allow me to make the airflow corrections I need for when I remove the honeycombs so I won't have any idling problems or other bad byproducts.
I actually posted up my concerns about the airflow and was told that 28 lbs/min sounds about right for such a low boost to be running (17 lbs). So I'll be turning up the boost soon.
-T
*Edit
You put your post up while I was typing this Jack,
All of my portwork was done by slowboy racing. I've tried my hand at porting with a die grinder but we didn't have the proper bits (metal carbide ones) so it was taking forever to do very little work.
I don't think it would have been too dificult with the right equipement.
What I understand you to mean is that you want more room for air to flow around the turbine, and if so I can lend a hand but as I said I've never done any true port work.
-T
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2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass
2004 Subaru WRX STi
1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX
1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass