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SP Charge piping

Postby bmchi » Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:33 pm

This has probably come up before, but seriously why was this designed the way it was? It really makes no sense to me, why is it so convoluted and why are both sections of piping coming from the one end of the inter-cooler?

Even from a cost perspective, to have a the charge piping entering a inter-cooler from the passenger side would mean less materials, plus more space in the engine bay, less length of tubing to build boost through (wouldn't this mean better boost response?).

Can someone enlighten me? :D

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Re: SP Charge piping

Postby NitroDann » Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:53 pm

The boost response wouldn't change.

They did it to make install as easy and modification free (no undertray cutting) as possible and to keep anything from rubbing in any places. Rubbing doesn't matter if its minor, but clueless new car buyers dont like it.

They should have used smaller pipes.

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Re: SP Charge piping

Postby bmchi » Thu Nov 23, 2017 12:31 pm

NitroDann wrote:The boost response wouldn't change.

They did it to make install as easy and modification free (no undertray cutting) as possible and to keep anything from rubbing in any places. Rubbing doesn't matter if its minor, but clueless new car buyers dont like it.

They should have used smaller pipes.

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Hey Dann is there any performance benefits of having the piping simplified/straightforward?

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Re: SP Charge piping

Postby NitroDann » Thu Nov 23, 2017 1:28 pm

No.

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