ok, Im trying to sort out what the previous owner did to this car, and Im a little confused and need the wisdom of more turbo savy people.
My question is about using different diameter IC pipes and their effect on air volume and speed. The outlet off the CT-26 is 2". My first question is would it make any difference to have larger pipes anywhere else in the system since this initial outlet is going to be the limiting factor? Looking at the other end of the system, there is a 2" restriction on the 3000pipe as well, so my guess is that running ANY larger sized piping anywhere in the system without removing the 3000 pipe restriction would be useless.
So, for my specific application, I have mated a 2.25" hard pipe to the turbo outlet using an old piece of the original soft pipe as a coupler. From there it couples up to a 3" aluminum pipe before crossing over in front of the radiator. the FMIC has 3" in and out, and on the cold side there is a short 3" piece with my BlitzBOV mounted on it. It then couples down again to the stock fender pipe and remains stock all the way to the TB.
The problem is that the 3" pipe that crosses the front of the nose to get to the left side of the FMIC is too big to tuck up properly. Also the stock fender pipe and remaining system is restrictive I know, and I was thinking about fabricating some 2.25" or 2.5" hard pipe for that. So I guess what Im asking is will 2.5" pipe actually make ANY difference over 2.25" ?
Last question, what effect does the 3" in and out on the FMIC have in the equation. my guess is that it is neither a good nor a bad.
Please discuss IC piping and what you know about it.
My question is about using different diameter IC pipes and their effect on air volume and speed. The outlet off the CT-26 is 2". My first question is would it make any difference to have larger pipes anywhere else in the system since this initial outlet is going to be the limiting factor? Looking at the other end of the system, there is a 2" restriction on the 3000pipe as well, so my guess is that running ANY larger sized piping anywhere in the system without removing the 3000 pipe restriction would be useless.
So, for my specific application, I have mated a 2.25" hard pipe to the turbo outlet using an old piece of the original soft pipe as a coupler. From there it couples up to a 3" aluminum pipe before crossing over in front of the radiator. the FMIC has 3" in and out, and on the cold side there is a short 3" piece with my BlitzBOV mounted on it. It then couples down again to the stock fender pipe and remains stock all the way to the TB.
The problem is that the 3" pipe that crosses the front of the nose to get to the left side of the FMIC is too big to tuck up properly. Also the stock fender pipe and remaining system is restrictive I know, and I was thinking about fabricating some 2.25" or 2.5" hard pipe for that. So I guess what Im asking is will 2.5" pipe actually make ANY difference over 2.25" ?
Last question, what effect does the 3" in and out on the FMIC have in the equation. my guess is that it is neither a good nor a bad.
Please discuss IC piping and what you know about it.
