I was thinking....
sandwhich a piece of fleece or something else (ideas?) between two pieces of screen, clamp it down, and youre good to go! Right? I will be doing this on all of my turbo cars, because all of them are hard to get filters in...

 

fleece? why fleece? do you really think this will flow well?

 

I think its really dumb for the street. A K&N filter will filter better and straighten the air out better. Nothing like a big surface area for the air to travel through compared to a 3" diameter piece of cotton for 500cfm to go through.

 

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just an idea Its so soft and fuzzy...
You got a better idea??? (seriously)

 

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but if you cant fit one on there....then youre dicked...

 

what about the tiny fleece fibers that get torn out of the fabric because of the big vacuum pressure created by the compressor wheel? wouldn't those be a potential hazard?

 

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ok, so fleece isnt a good idea...anything else? **** it, im going to butcher a K&N and sandwich a piece of that between two screens...

 

i just use a spaghetti strainer cut up, since its small holes

 

panty hose

 

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has to withstand some heat...which fleece wont either. the spaghetti thing...no

 

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ok, so fleece isnt a good idea...anything else? **** it, im going to butcher a K&N and sandwich a piece of that between two screens...</TD></TR></TABLE>

I did exactly that for my old integra. I never ended up using it though I made an intake pipe and used a filter instead. I think it'll work ok for low hp applications, but i think it'll be a restriction if you're making big hp.

 

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ynot..

its only mesh, like u suggested, just coulsnt find plauin mesh so got creative and cut up a strainer...

 

ah HA! So Im not a meat-head....
what would be good for some higher HP apps? Specifically compressor-forward designs?

 

compressor forward, used at the track...dont cover it at all..

 

i used panty hose sandwiched inbetween screen door material. I clean the inlet to the turbo prior to trying then a week later i took it off to see how much **** got in there......nothing it was clean i smacked the homemade filter and a bunch of dirt/dust came off it. it works good. Just dont strech the panty hose or it'll make the holes in the material bigger. just a cheep idea. Nothing will be better than a actual "filter" though.

 

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ynot..

its only mesh, like u suggested, just coulsnt find plauin mesh so got creative and cut up a strainer...</TD></TR></TABLE>
the only ones Ive seen have the 1/8 inch holes in them...

 

nah the one i used has really small holes

 

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Im building a manifold for my street car that will place it forward. I want to be able to ditch the filter at the track when needed, so this is why Im inquiring. Oh ya, there will be funneling contraptions to scoop air right into the inlet...

 

sweet, yeah u can just run a ghetto rigged mesh thingy over it not at the track...

 

I took a K&N drop-in filter, cut out a section, flattened it, and clamped it over the inlet:

It works well for about 2 weeks, then the element gets dirty and needs to be changed. I got tired of changing it every couple weeks, so I just ran the two layers of mesh for about two years before I got my A'PEXi filter on.

 

would there be room for a more narrow filter like the hks mushroom? if you pushed it all the way onto the compressor it would prolly only stick out 4inchs

 

i recommend you fitting a filter on there man. find something that will fit. it's very dusty on the road...and it can collects up quick and shorten the life of your turbo...it can get really nasty in the compressor. how hard is it to pull the filter when you're at the track....

$12 can save your turbo

http://www.racerwheel.com/hks-70001-ak008.html

 

I had a screen on there...then I noticed one day it was about to get sucked into the turbo....now I use nothing..damn i need to get a pipe and filter...oh well.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by @irborne &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i recommend you fitting a filter on there man. find something that will fit. it's very dusty on the road...and it can collects up quick and shorten the life of your turbo...it can get really nasty in the compressor. how hard is it to pull the filter when you're at the track....

$12 can save your turbo

http://www.racerwheel.com/hks-70001-ak008.html</TD></TR></TABLE>

haha...wouldnt that look attractive sticking out the front of the bumper

 

mmmm spaghetti