New Intake piping ftw.
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New Intake piping ftw.
Here is the before...
and the after is much improved. I can hear the turbo spinning after shutdown now and car is more responsive (according to butt dyno).
and the after is much improved. I can hear the turbo spinning after shutdown now and car is more responsive (according to butt dyno).
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I used angle bracket stuff from HD and a bigger size turnbuckle to reduce engine movement. I've been trying to locate a vibration I have and was hopeing it would eliminate it and give me some clues. It didn't though... so I continue to search for the cause.
It stiffened up nicely and hasn't broken yet which is nice. I think the only reason it hasn't ripped apart is because the angle bracket stuff has some flex with how I rigged it up. So its stiffening... without being solid.
I think i might leave it
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I've got to do something for a good air source. Seriously considering an air box with some source holes drilled through the metal under the head light assembly. Just doesn't make sense to use the hot engine bay air when it's easy enough to get outside air. I wonder if you don't see it worked on so much because cars are always dyno'd with the hoods up - I bet the number would be different with the hood shut.
How long until it's a cnc, tig welded, masterpiece to match the intake?
How long until it's a cnc, tig welded, masterpiece to match the intake?
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For the air stuff... I have removed turn signals... so I'd hope airflow is coming in through there and directly to the filter. It gets dirty just on that front facing section... so I assume it works
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It only took just under a year to replace it
And I'd say my turnbuckle deal is a mix between a stiffener and a dampener. The turnbuckle it it's solidness stiffens the setup... where as the angle iron its attached with has flex it in by virtue of how its all bolted together. So yah... a mix. No vibration added from it that I noticed, but I noticed less movement in the shifter during all shifting and such.
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I've got the mazdaspeed motorsports mounts. So it doesn't move much. I was really just trying to isolate a noise.
Its an AL turnbuckle and a few ounces in bolts/nuts/angle iron. Not much weight at all honestly. Until it breaks... I think its going to stay also.
Its an AL turnbuckle and a few ounces in bolts/nuts/angle iron. Not much weight at all honestly. Until it breaks... I think its going to stay also.
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