alright, right now i have about 6' of hosing leading to the vortech...its all 3.25" but has a 180* and 2 90* bends in it...am i seeing any power loss due to this? i would think there to be atmospheric pressure drop between the filter and s/c...but not sure how that would all affect it..any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Why so long and funky (180 degrees)?. My induction AND turbo plumbing on my 930 does not add up to that and a lot of it is 3" in diameter.

To answer your question, the secret of any plumbing being the least restrictive on flow is to keep it big, straight and short.

2 out of 3 ain't bad, but from what you are describing you only have diameter working for you.

 

yea...reason its so long is i bought the kit used, and some of you know my little fender hole and i was just paranoid where vortech wants the filter to sit, would be right under that hole, and if it rained, i might do something i wouldnt like.

and i think jeff meant that since the air is being pressurized by the s/c that the engine is not losing any power...but you may be right with me losing boost...anyone else?

 

It will slightly reduce the efficiency of the compressor to be compressing air to a certain pressure if the inlet is noticibly below atmospheric but while you will have some restriction with that setup it may not make a noticible difference.

I guess you will know for sure once you get it running.

 

it runs and everything....i guess im going to have to put the other piping on (just a 180* and about 2' of piping and its 3.5") and see if i pick up any better mph or anything at the track possibly.

 

You could just build a simple water manometer and hook it up to the compressor inlet to determine exactly how much of a pressure drop it is producing.

 

Put a clear hose in a cup of water and see how much it rises when the pressure is applied to the end. The height of the water column directly converts to pressure.