Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 22:49:27 +0000 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Turbo Hose (Intercooler to Throttle)
Paul Halliday wrote: > I've done some measuring. The bore of the rubber connector hose going onto > the intercooler is about 60mm and the bore of the rubber connector hose > going over the throttle is about 70mm. The metal pipe, however is just over > 60mm at the throttle end and a miniscule 40mm at the intercooler end. The > rubber connector pipe actually steps up from that small bore to 60mm. What a > waste! Surely some kind of pipe that curves from 70mm to 60mm in one go > would be ideal. Would it really be that beneficial? 40mm is very narrow - I've never owned an intercooled 8vT, so can't actually picture it - but it sounds a little tight. Whether making it bigger would make a difference, I'm not sure. IME restrictions like this matter a lot less on turbo engines than on NA ones. Having said that, I think if it was mine I'd be tempted to give it a try. Shouldn't be too difficult to do. -- Grunff
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