Events/Trails DIY Turbo V1.0, Boosted 80 = Happiness
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This would be a good option for us Cali residents with the smog inspections. On the books, anything mounted after the factory cats, is not considered in the inspection process. All you would have to do is remove the turbo intake charge piping and install the factory elbow. It might raise an eyebrow, but legally they couldn't do anything about it.
Will you be testing this on a factory cat setup, or have you modified that area for exhaust flow?
Will you be testing this on a factory cat setup, or have you modified that area for exhaust flow?
2KCruiser
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I installed a 3" Random Technology High Flow Cat followed by a 2.5" OBX Stainless Muffler and continued with a 2.5" pipe all the way back to the turbo. You can leave the factory cats and remove muffler and go straight pipe back to the turbo. The turbo reduces exhaust tones tremendously. I plan on running this by the local smog shop I deal with and see what numbers come back and compare them to the smog I did a couple months ago when I purchased it with the factory cats on and no turbo.
alia176
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Very out of the box thinking, good job! Looking forward to your future concoctions!!!
awesome
would be nice to have some sort of intake tube run up inside the back against the rear most pillar and out the roof with a scoop
would be nice to have some sort of intake tube run up inside the back against the rear most pillar and out the roof with a scoop
2KCruiser
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Ya, I thought of that too, however I did not really want to cut into any of the metal.
I plan on making another version which will connect up to the factory air system so that you can use factory style snorkels. But adding a snorkel on the back would definitely get some attention.
alia176
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You know, would it be too much of a redneck if you ran a 3" pipe straight up the C pillar (or is it the D pillar) into an ARB snorkel ram head?
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Ya, I thought of that too, however I did not really want to cut into any of the metal.
I plan on making another version which will connect up to the factory air system so that you can use factory style snorkels. But adding a snorkel on the back would definitely get some attention.
Yes it would and I think it would work great and be a shorter run
Or somehow utilize those vents behind the rear sliding windows or atleast from that location with a side mounted scoop on the side of the truck where the vent is
Just a thought, I know nothing about nothing
You know, would it be too much of a redneck if you ran a 3" pipe straight up the C pillar (or is it the D pillar) into an ARB ram head?
I am all about redneck, whatever works
You know, would it be too much of a redneck if you ran a 3" pipe straight up the C pillar (or is it the D pillar) into an ARB ram head?
That's just awesome dude
alia176
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If rednecks can have smoke stacks, we have a fresh air snorkel stack....BOOOOYEAHHHH bitches....
This is getting seriously interesting. I'm very curious to know how this comes back from your local smog shop! Also, thanks for the reply to the PM. Absolutely AWESOME.
alia176
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I recall an episode of Trucks on Powerblock TV, where a Taco used this type of turbo in the rear of the truck. Of course they did the whole thing in like 22 min but the results were hard to argue against.
Getting back to the redneck-esque of the air intake, how about if a 3" tube go from the turbo inlet to the rear cavity (where the jack or the sub-woofer are kept) and terminates there. On the outside of the rear Q panel, one of these pokes out sideways?
Getting back to the redneck-esque of the air intake, how about if a 3" tube go from the turbo inlet to the rear cavity (where the jack or the sub-woofer are kept) and terminates there. On the outside of the rear Q panel, one of these pokes out sideways?
Yeah if this thing passes CA smog, biggest loop hole ever! Would work great for you CA guys. I think with an extended intake it could be good but I would still be very worried about water crossings. I don't think dunking a turbo is anything like dunking a muffler. They can run as hot at 1500 degrees, then dunking them in cool/cold water, with precisely machined parts with tolerances in the thousandths spinning 100,000rpms, I don't see it ending well but would love to be proven wrong.
