Turbo inlet alternative to hard pipe?

[Dragoncoupe]

Hi Am relatively new to forum . I have a 500bhp S2 Coupe . I use the word monster as that is what it is ! I had the car built by a well known audi Guru but having the car returned have started to suffer with the damn hoses . Turbo is a Htx3057B2 universal turbo with a 51mm inlet . All I need is a hard pipe with the necessary clamps which I’ve heard are silicone lined to enable good seal ? My cars been totally refurbed both subframes out all powder coated new everything , bigger hubs , bearings , new coil overs , refurbished brakes has launch etc
Any help with links to hard pipe fabricators or info would be greatly appreciated thank you gents ?

[terrybullwon]

Cool mark it up and send it down

[Jamo]

Why are you changing location

Seriously though you could mark up the pipe 102mm aluminum hard pipe we made and i can alter it and reinforce the ends with some thicker gauge stuff?

The filter needs to move down as it's getting crushed by the aircon pipe

Yeah I want to extend onto the existing pipe, I could just buy some 4" joiners and have them welded together

[QuattroFever]

you can get double skinned reinforced ducting. The coils are covered inside so will be better.

Ask before you buy to be sure. Alot of the cheaper ebay stuff tends to be steel (copper/brass is better) wire and single skin.

Could go for larger bore and oval it.?

[Thuppu]

You can't bend a 4" hose very radical without getting it flat. You need to use a elbow hose or a hard pipe.

[Rusty]

You could use for a quick and simple solution and see how it goes - the coil will stop it getting sucked flat at least... However, I'd say that you'd want to design something to fit and forget, as a replacement, then you know it's spot on.

[terrybullwon]

Why are you changing location

Seriously though you could mark up the pipe 102mm aluminum hard pipe we made and i can alter it and reinforce the ends with some thicker gauge stuff?

[mcandmar]

If its ribbed so it wont suck closed it should be ok, personally i dont like the look of it. Would prefer to have a hard pipe with flexible connectors. What size is the inlet on the turbo? Thinking it might be better to use a reducer piece and fit a larger diameter solid pipe. e.g say the turbo inlets 3" use a 3" to 4" reducer then a 4" hard pipe. I just have a gut feeling the size and shape of the turbo inlet would be important to get right.

[jade]

It call learning so I or others do not make the same mistake, this forum is for sharing info ?

I have used a 7" AEM filter which just fits in front of that A/c pipe And have fitted a filter minder to keep a eye on the filter seems ok at the present

[Jamo]

The nth person to ask that, why does anything have to be wrong? it's personal I need it in a different location away from an aircon pipe

[jade]

Please can you tell me why you are changing location, as I have a simular setup

Thanks

[Jamo]

Fitting a filter to the turbo is not possible in this case

[fish]

Those hoses create quite alot of turbulence. A mate of mine went from low 10 sec runs to steady high 9,s when he removed his hose and fit the filter direct to the turbo. Just my 2p.

[andy10v]

Don't see why not as long as the turbo won't suck it flat, though that should only occur if the air filter is restricting flow.

[Jamo]

No I need to move the air filter so I either have to have new 4" hard pipe made or look at alternative cheaper solutions!