are inlets safe?

Turbo_power4ever · 08-11-2016, 08:02 PM

so I see we got a couple horror stories about inlets failing and causing starvation of air to the turbos.

edit- was silicone inlets that failed. they caved in and caused turbo to blow. good thing I bought the metal ones.

Dmacc · 08-11-2016, 08:59 PM

If you actually bothered to read the replies in those threads, you would have noticed that install error was the cause of failure in each occasion.

I guess something as simple as pumping gas could lead to "horror stories" too; just depends on whether or not you're doing it right...

wren57 · 08-11-2016, 09:08 PM

Chris@VargasTurboTech · 08-11-2016, 10:42 PM

I actually am about 80% of the way done with my endurance testing with this. Will make a thread about it in a couple weeks most likely, if not before. Bottom line is that as long as you have a reasonable air filter in place, they shouldn't collapse until you're approaching STUPID power levels. I'm talking 2000+ hp range. Hook them up to your stock airbox with a clogged filter and big turbos... well then you're on your own. I'll go into more details when they're done soaking in a vat of hot used motor oil for the specified length of time and retested.

Chris

unrealii · 08-12-2016, 01:08 AM

OP, If you read even more, some people are having fitment issues with the Hexon metal inlets. Not sure if they have resolved that. I am glad to see V2 have the PCV heater adapter.

boostE92d · 08-25-2016, 08:24 PM

[QUOTE=FCobra94;20399244]If you actually bothered to read the replies in those threads, you would have noticed that install error was the cause of failure in each occasion./QUOTE]

Wait, do you mean read every word in these threads before jumping to a conclusion? That sounds hard, like school.

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