Hey guys

I am currently running my turbo completely open to the atmosphere as I have just got the car on the road, but after a few times popping the hood on a hot day I realize the air in there is HOT! and I should be trying to possibly get cool air to the turbo.

My compressor is open to the drivers side, so I cant really tuck it behind a headlight. Would a 90* bend off of the turbo so the pipe faces straight forward force cooler air into the turbo?

Would a velocity stack or some sort of flare be beneficial??

Or should I possibly just leave it as is, no hurting anything...

 

Run an intake pipe to get cool air from a place like in the fender or in the bumper under the headlight location will depend on you setup. Put a nice size, biggest you can fit K&N filter on if and you will be good. It is important to filter the air going into the turbo, piping, intercooler and motor. In most cases more hp is gained from locating the intake for the turbo to suck in cooler air and it will also decrease air intake temps. Having the filter just on the turbo or behind the hot radiator is not the best location.

 

Velocity stack with a mesh screen right on the side of the turbo

 

Would facing the pipe forward to basically force air into the turbine inlet be a good thing though?