i run a divided bottom mount/ramhorn manifold and im not looking to switch to a topmount any time soon. im trying to get some ideas of how i should route a intake with velocity stack to my 6262. its an eg coupe with a big front mount. i can probably run it from the headlight but its tight against the frame and the direction of the air coming in to the turbo would put directional force on just one side of the turbo which im kind of opposed to. so any ideas/ pictures are welcome. heres a few pics

 

If this was my setup i would put a velocity stack right on the turbo inlet, and then make a duct from the headlight which is short and unconnected to the turbo, but just kind of dumps the fresh air in front of the velocity stack. It will still create an area of positive pressure in front of the turbo inlet but wont choke it up top with any tight piping or bends or whatever

 

Can you get away with running it through the bumper almost like an all motor car? Snake it through there somehow?

 

that sounds like a good idea. thanks

thats what im thinking but i would have to go around the intercooler. i want it to be as straight as possible in front of the turbo. any bends in the pipe i want it as far from the intelt as possible.

 

This is a little different than your manifold but, when i had my old ramhorn i cut out the bottom part of the core support (see pic below) and made a little steel 3" tube that stuck out of the front bumper... took it to the track and picked up 1-2mph.. well after my 3rd pass the damn thing fell off and the end of the track hahaha....

So i made some more passes and the car still picked up the 1-2mph.... after i cut out the core support it had direct airflow going to the turbo... So i just left it like that.. and it worked..

My new manifold i made is technically a forward facer and the turbo inlet always has direct flow going to it...

 

those are the gains I'm looking for.

 

I think running it around the core support is the best way. You could make it work to where you would only have a 90* bend. Cut a hole in the bumper and put a velocity stack on the outside with the bell of the stack being on the outside and the smaller portion of it on the inside of the bumper. Kinda like a cap. Heres a picture of my buddys SRT.

 

sorry my intercooler is in the way to do that.

 

I posted the picture of a way to show the stack. Not the location. Come more to the outside of the car (your car). Put the velocity stack in a similar location as to where the black piece is on the SRT (under the headlight so to speak).

Just go to the outside of the core support, around it and then 90* toward the front. Only thing is you may have to cut a hole in the bumper for the velocity stack to slide into.

 

this is a topmount but just to give you an idea.

 

I have a Sol which helps already having a hole in this spot, but you can still snake it by the intercooler and straight out the front.

 

any underhood pics of tubing?

 

 

Nice. Is that the full race double back door intercooler?

 

No I built the intercooler and thanks ..

 

In my oppinion 90% of Velocity stacks are just haphazardly installed. . . I know they function, but con the be mounted in a manner where they dont look like crap lol

 

that looks awsome! did you make that? any better pic of the inlet?

 

No the same manifold or chassis, but here's mine. Ive got a mini ram. I just made the intercooler backdoor (so that would shift your intercooler over a few inches), then put a 90* coupler on the turbo, pipe forward, with a velocity stack.

 

so you got no exhaust...just the open hood?>???

 

I used a 4" 45 degree coupler off a Mack truck test cell engine and a custom made 4" piPe and filter combo that puts the filter right behind the headlight, just remove the headlight for ramair

 

you was trying to do this to my boys delsol but it was just not possible with how his 6262 was positioned on the bmc topmount... that manifold and turbo are you using?
very nice intercooler..



rodney by cutting out the thin metal like t57b18 did on his hatch you should be able to have room for to make something work , he has alot more space but if you can fit a 90 degree coupler and then make the rest to go around the ic it might work ... the only thing would be that you will have to make another braket to hold the intercooler ...

 

i made the intercooler and the stack is a old hotrod carb stack im sorry i have no pics other than that one seyup has been sold ..

 

What?

 

ur down pipe exist out from the hood...

 

Oh, yea. The exhaust goes out of the hood. Wasnt sure what you were asking or saying. A lot of people have been doing this lately.

I have thought about an exhaust because I drive it on the street, but I love being able to see my exhaust. See oil, water, smoke, flames, whatever. Its actually pretty convenient. And cheap.