Intake Temps.

KENNEBELL2.6

KENNEBELL2.6

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How much more effective is a intake that suck from the fender well v.s. one located under the hood. It a 2v with a 2.6kb. Im sure there is a different in temp but how does it translate to h.p.?
 
Cool dense air sure won't hurt the blower at all. typically Blowers want as big a plumbing as you can fit on the inlet side. Especially positive displacements roots style blowers like the whipples and the eatons.
 
The only reason I worry is they say it can hurt the blower. Also after getting on it once of twice its a slug (probably due to the hot weather) So I was wondering if moving the filter to the fender will cure this.
 
Who is saying this ? If it picks up water or dirt from inadequate filtration then yes that will hurt the blower. I can;t tell ya how many eaton and whipple cars are running around with 4 inch fender style systems and I have yet to see any breakage atributal to that. My issue would be where it the maf and how will the MAF be affected in terms of calibration by the change in ducting.

KENNEBELL2.6 said:
The only reason I worry is they say it can hurt the blower. Also after getting on it once of twice its a slug (probably due to the hot weather) So I was wondering if moving the filter to the fender will cure this.
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No, They are saying hot intake temps. from under the hood could potentialy hurt it and relocating in the fender to reduce temps.
 
ahhh I don't see heat being a problem. The blower itself gets pretty freaking hot regardles of underhood temps. In adequate inlet flow would do more harm then a bit of warm air. It will hurt power production by making the engine more sensistive to knock and preignition.

Sure can't hurt to feed it a good suply of cold air.

KENNEBELL2.6 said:
No, They are saying hot intake temps. from under the hood could potentialy hurt it and relocating in the fender to reduce temps.
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Just concerning yourself with air temps.........a fenderwell kit is best for lowest inlet temps on the street or track. However it will not flow as well as a straight shot intake located under the hood. I picked up a tenth and 2 mph switching from a fender kit to straight shot kit even with slightly higher IAT's.

Also if you drive on the street with a fender kit you need to pay attention to heavy rain and/or puddles. And you might have tune issues with the MAF being located near a bend in the inlet pipe.

On a side note, KB's warantee states you can ONLY run a fenderwell kit with their blowers because they do not want their blowers injesting hot underhood air, so that is something you may want to consider.

Good luck :thumbsup:

--Joe
 
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