Turbo Screen Option
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Re: Turbo Screen Option (b16hybridsol)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16hybridsol »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you put a strong screen behind the k&n cloth and made it bubble out a fewinches from the comp housing, you would see minimal power loss</TD></TR></TABLE>
For some updates...
I actually made a few passes comparing the mesh, full filter, and a mesh with a bulge.
I didn't print out the charts, but the air filter still made the most power. Out of a couple of runs, it was:
Full K&N filter, 4" inlet, 6" length, 5.5" width = 390-392 WHP
Flat Mesh, aluminum window screen = 370-375 WHP
Screen with a nice bulge = 385-387 WHP
It's not 100% accurate because some runs had cool down time, some only rested for a few seconds, etc...
This was on a turbo Toyota Camry with T66 @ 16 PSI
I did the testing mainly because my other car, a turbo Integra, had absoltely zero room for a filter. I wanted to know how much of a power loss I was looking at without a filter and that was my only way to test it by using my other car as a reference.
I barely had enough room to run a bulge on the aluminum mesh, so running a filter is completely out of the question. HKS log manifold I was using did not had the big GT2817R in mind and puts the turbo really close to the block. It's great because I have lots of clearance and enough room for a full size fluidyne with two fans. But shaving the block wasn't even an option because the turbo is snugged right against the block and not the ribbing. The aluminum mesh with a bulge isn't that bad, and I had the engine running like this for quite a long time with minor chipping at the compressor blades. So it's something I can live with.
For some updates...
I actually made a few passes comparing the mesh, full filter, and a mesh with a bulge.
I didn't print out the charts, but the air filter still made the most power. Out of a couple of runs, it was:
Full K&N filter, 4" inlet, 6" length, 5.5" width = 390-392 WHP
Flat Mesh, aluminum window screen = 370-375 WHP
Screen with a nice bulge = 385-387 WHP
It's not 100% accurate because some runs had cool down time, some only rested for a few seconds, etc...
This was on a turbo Toyota Camry with T66 @ 16 PSI
I did the testing mainly because my other car, a turbo Integra, had absoltely zero room for a filter. I wanted to know how much of a power loss I was looking at without a filter and that was my only way to test it by using my other car as a reference.
I barely had enough room to run a bulge on the aluminum mesh, so running a filter is completely out of the question. HKS log manifold I was using did not had the big GT2817R in mind and puts the turbo really close to the block. It's great because I have lots of clearance and enough room for a full size fluidyne with two fans. But shaving the block wasn't even an option because the turbo is snugged right against the block and not the ribbing. The aluminum mesh with a bulge isn't that bad, and I had the engine running like this for quite a long time with minor chipping at the compressor blades. So it's something I can live with.
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