help me out here. me and my friend cant agree on this. one of us thinks that if u get a turbo and u have CAI then the CAI will not do anything. the other thinks it will give u more power. who is correct

 

CAI is worthless on a turbo

 

its does nothing

 

your NA Intake header exhaust is WORTHless if you boosting

 

cai is not used on a turbo. the added air from the slurpo is routed in the intake, where your cai was

 

You can make a new CAI for the turbo inlet, but the CAI you have now can be used as a charge pipe.

 

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true but you'll need to weld off the nipple, weld the BOV, beam roll the edge.

cai on turbo inlet is pretty much useless, i see the need for filter but a longer tube going down the fender well is useless.
not mentioning the battery relocation, and you'll run into fitment problem with intercooler pipe. all the dense air from cai will get heated when it pass the compresser housing, and when you compressing you are making heat also, that's why there's a IC on turbo charge system.

YES, there are exception but in general, NO

 

so basically...any CAI or even exhaust system would be worthless? i understand about the CAI but can someone explain about the Exhaust system....thanks

 

An exhaust designed for a Naturally aspirated setup would not be optimal for a Forced induction setup because the N/A set up needs back pressure to help exacuate the cylinders but on an F/I setup you don't need that back pressure.

 

i believe it was corky bell "best turbo exhuast system is no exhuast system" or something like that. im too lazy to go find where i put the book lol

 

a pipe extending from the turbo inlet to a place with cooler air would help performance and decrease turbo lag a bit...probably not enough to be worth it though...