anyone else have the weird problem of their air filter randomly falling off their turbo? I've probably been through about 6 filters so far and its starting to **** me off. my compressor inlet is only about 2.25" and my aem 2.5" filter lasted me for almost 2 years just fine. Then all of a sudden one day it fell off. I tried a bunch of other 2.5" filters(thats the only size I could find locally) and they all fell off within a week. Now finally I got a 2.25" filter from K&n that fits perfect and when tightened is very snug, yet it still fell off the other day . Any idea why they randomly fall off for me? Its like they become slippery when the turbo gets hot. I never used to have any problem with it before...

 

i had mine on for all of 25ft before it fell off...i'm getting a K&N Turbo wrap

 

what kind of clamps do you guys use. If you use a worm style clamp, then that might be the problem.

try to use a t-bolt style clamp, and retighten after the turbo get's hot.

 

Weld a bead around the inlet and use a t-bolt clamp?

 

go to K&N's site and get a properly sized filter? I know it sounds crazy

 

 

expletive-a-filter! chicken mesh!!! rain gutter guard!!! j/k

Try a K&N... its top notch stuff. AEM filers are K&Ns btw...

 

Guys he said he already tried a properly size K&N filter.
Upgrade to the Tbolt clamps and use two! Wire a safetly line to filter so you dont lose it again.

 

Random thread-jack question: Does the turbo spool louder with a filter, or without?

I used to run a Greddy kit with a filter, and it spooled loud as hell.

Now I run a Precision SC50 with a screen (can't fit a filter until I remove my P/S), and I can hardly hear it spool at all!

And yes, I did just ask a ricer question

 

Compressor surge? Maybe it blew the filter off causing you to lose your filter. that or some magical **** is happening

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Muckman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Guys he said he already tried a properly size K&N filter.
Upgrade to the Tbolt clamps and use two! Wire a safetly line to filter so you dont lose it again.</TD></TR></TABLE>

OP ninja edit, or I'm a retard, your choice

 

seen this issue with compressor surge, guy stepped to a larger diameter BOV, and didnt have the issue anymore

 

Any oil in your charge pipes?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek9vboi2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Compressor surge? Maybe it blew the filter off causing you to lose your filter.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats a good point.

 

Haha i dont think i'm getting compressor surge...i have a tial 50mm bov. Also yes the seals did go bad on my turbo and i had a bunch of oil in the charge pipes, but there was none in the compressor housing where the intake is. I just put my old turbo back on so hopefully no more of that. I think i'll have to give some T-bolts a try.

 

go for an UNI filter, avaliable in tons of sizes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boostincoupe &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Random thread-jack question: Does the turbo spool louder with a filter, or without?

I used to run a Greddy kit with a filter, and it spooled loud as hell.

Now I run a Precision SC50 with a screen (can't fit a filter until I remove my P/S), and I can hardly hear it spool at all!

And yes, I did just ask a ricer question </TD></TR></TABLE>
mine is louder without one haha