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Old 07-23-07, 03:26 PM
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Default What Is This Thing (on the Turbo)

does any one know what this is called. these pink thing in front of the turbo
it looks cool.
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Old 07-23-07, 03:33 PM
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I've always known it as an "air horn". Same thing as what's placed on many ITB's.
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Originally Posted by mkorsu
I've always known it as an "air horn". Same thing as what's placed on many ITB's.
yupp its called a horn
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And it's purpose is?
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Its a Pinktastic-Airsucker-3000 with dual bucket quadra camshaft CFM insulators....

Horn, or I've heard "Inlet Bell"



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do you guys know where i can get that
Old 07-23-07, 04:57 PM
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I hear the original HKS ones were pretty rare. First time I saw one was on a FD with a 3 rotor single turbo. The air horn was like $300 by itself.

But I've seen plastic knockoffs and I'm sure there's a chinese company that has made a copy. Quality-wise I doubt it'd make a difference at all. I plan to run one on my car
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its actually called a velocity stack.
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Originally Posted by Duckness
its actually called a velocity stack.
Correct



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Originally Posted by Duckness
its actually called a velocity stack.
I believe this name comes from the fact that air would rather be corralled via a sloped horn than be forcefully sucked down a monodirectional tube, thusly increasing the velocity of the incoming air by allowing the natural momentum of the air particles to be more effortlessly translated down the throat of the turbo.
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Originally Posted by Blizzy
I believe this name comes from the fact that air would rather be corralled via a sloped horn than be forcefully sucked down a monodirectional tube, thusly increasing the velocity of the incoming air by allowing the natural momentum of the air particles to be more effortlessly translated down the throat of the turbo.
Mr Automotive Wizard over here....

Velocity Stack....reminds me of old weber carbs.
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Originally Posted by Duckness
its actually called a velocity stack.
this is what I always known it as, never hear anyone calling it horn
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Originally Posted by 2.5tsoarer
this is what I always known it as, never hear anyone calling it horn
Po-tay-toh....Po-tah-toh

mkorsu cant help it, He's from Jersey...They all talk like mobsters and cant pump their own gas.
Old 07-23-07, 06:44 PM
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lol i was doing my oil change the other day and while i was at the local O'reilys. i saw that they sale them there lol i doubt that there is any differnts in quality
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sc300fan1, those are made of plastic; yeah there's a big difference...

That and I wouldnt bother with one unless you're MAP, which means you're most likely running a 4" inlet too and Oreileys doesnt have any that big

http://www.velocity-of-sound.com/com...&by_category=1


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