Here's some pics of a hard intake pipe i put together for my Vortech T-trim using SchurtersLT1's intake elbow he made along with 2 90 degree bends he sent me. It's 4" all the way from the charger intake to the filter (with the exception i still have my MAF down there) and it fits in there like a glove. Clears the steering joint, steering rack boot and sway bar. It was tight aroung the boot, but just barely clears with some silcone coupler manipulation at the charger intake. Used 2 4" straight silcone couplers front and back of the sway bar, a 3.75 to 4" reducer coupling at the charger and a 3.5 to 4" reducer at the MAF. I decided to keep it split in front and rear of the sway bar for ease of removal (and it does make it a lot easier). If i welded it, i'd weld it at the split on the front of the sway bar. Keep in mind, this setup is with a BMR K-member, so their may be a little more space right near the eblow. Don't know if Schurters LT1 mocked it up on a stock K-member car or not. I mocked it up to get a place to weld in 2 bungs for a PCV fitting and a bypass valve fitting. Haven't driven it yet to see what kind of boost i've picked up, but i'm sure it flows a lot better then the stock Vortech 3.5" dryer hose setup! Let me know what you guys think. If your looking for one, SchurtersLT1 can probably set you up.

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Ken R.

 

NIce!

 

:d :d :d :d

 

whats the point of a 4 inch pipe when the maf is 3.5 inches and the blower inlet is 3.75?

 

I know, but it's a hell of an improvement in flow over vortech's stock setup. And since i'm still working on a better setup for moving the MAF up top without causing surging, it has to stay down low. At one point with my s-trim, i had run the stock vortech intake setup without the dryer hose and used another style of 3.5" rubber hose and picked up a pound of boost just by getting that out of there. I agree, it's not at max efficency, but sucking air through a 3" section of 3.5" diameter tube (the MAF) is probably a lot easier then trying to suck air through a little over 2 feet of 3.5" tubing with part of it being dryer hose. I'll put it through it's paces tonight and see what i pick up and then post it. Even if i just picked up a pound, it will be worth it.

Ken R.

 

getting as much air to the blower as you can.....1-2 lbs of boost could mean 30 rwhp.....is that worth it....

 

Well, results are in. Just got back from a quick flogging session. I had to do a double take on the boost gauge, but it picked up almost 4lbs of boost with the intake swap. The original setup must have been choking the daylights out of that T-trim because previous to the swap, i'd barely push over 10psi with the T-trim at 6k and now it's pushing almost 14psi at 6k. Glad i took out a few deg of timing and added some extra fuel in the tune in anticipation of an increase. May be a dyno day tomorrow cause now i'm curious.

Ken R.

 

great improvement! I'm looking to doing the same with my procharger. I'm currently using a powerdyne 3.5" hard inlet for my 90 which has to be better than the crappy dryer hose. Good job!

 

Nice gains!!

 

nice Ken .....that car is going to become a monster...........sick gains

 

What's wrong w/ dryer hose? I've got 4" dryer hose that I can stand on that doesn't crush under my weight. I'm 155 but that's impressive to me so if I can't crush it then I suppose it won't collapse either under pressure.

 

Well, find and fix one problem, find another. The T-trim upgrade along with the 4" intake is making so much power now that i was running out of fuel pump on the dyno today. Had to shut it down at 5400rpm and it was only making around 13psi at that point. Oh well, looks like twin in tank 255's are coming....

Ken R.

 

that is sick

 

Anyone seen the difference this makes between the stock inlet tube and schurtersLT1 metal one on a Procharger D1SC?

 

I don;t have one on a procharger as of right now.....