i run a turbonetics bell inlet with a mesh screen behind it..

its all about locationlocationlocation

my turbo gets just as dirty as when i had a k&n filter on it maybe a little more but no dings a scratches i guess it may be becouse my mesh is so small

 

same thing happened to me when i 1st went to the track only i had a filter on it, and like a dumbass on my 3rd pass i listened to my boy who told me the car would breathe better if i ran without it... at the 1/8th car fell on its face out of boost...sucked up the vacuum hose.... never again will i make that mistake.. smh luckily it was on a used turbo that came with a kit i bought for cheap.....

 

i bet he was sittin in the stands like oh sh*t

 

Get one of these!!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270858796881...#ht_500wt_1180

Forged Performance Turbo Screen by Evan&Monica, on Flickr
It looks safe and pretty clean IMO

 

Are you high? "it looks safe and pretty clean IMO" is not justifiable.

what looks safe is a filter. what looks clean is just that. it will look clean with a blown turbo. look at it this way op a filter is like a condom. its better to have one and not need it then to need one and not have one. you decide.

 

Just got to AutoZone and get a low-profile Spectre filter for about $20.

 

i run a screen and right now its just a worm clamp holding on the screen...although i when to the hardware store and got a 4" rubber coupler in the plumbing section. it also came with a worm clamp.....have yet to install it yet

i wish i could run a filter, unfortunatly it is impossible, i barely could get a screen on it....did i mention i had to notch my block n transmission to fit the compressor cover

 

The Xenocron Tuning Filter sucks ***. I just sucked it into the turbo on the dyno and ruined a perfect brand new turbo because of it. The mesh broke free from the cheap *** ring that holds it in. Do not recommend this to anyone. BIG THUMBS DOWN!

 

Hands down use a filter. You know how must dust and dirt can enter the engine with a screen? YOu are really killing the longevity. When i was in college the instructors use to tell use two advil sized amounts of dirt ingested could equal 50k miles of wear on the motor. Clearly that a vauge statement but im sure it holds true. Drag racing is different as those guys are rebuilding all the time. For the weekend warrior/Street car always use a filter when you can.

If have space concerns maybe getting a 90 degree coupler and some piping and fab up something to relocate the filter. Then you could have the added benefit of having a cold air location. If you can hardly get a screen to fit then using a screen would clearly be a good idea Vs. not using one.

is 10whp worth rebuilding the motor or shelling out 6-800$ on a new turbo