Im thinking of buying an aftermarket turbo inlet soon. But is it worth the money?

 

I've heard they are pretty interesting (as in: agonizing) to install. If you are running enough boost to bulge or flex the stock piece, then an upgraded pipe would probably be worth it.

Here's a Scoobymods thread with a variety of opinions. Note that the strong "pro" opinion on the thread is from a guy who sells car parts for a living

http://www.scoobymods.com/forums/sho...ht=turbo+inlet

 

w/ an upgraded turbo I considering them necessary. otherwise not.

 

i have a vf34 and i installed it my self

the butt dyno said nada

my eyes said nice

but the knuckles said screw that if any one asks me to do that job agian

 

I wouldn't mess with it, unless your stock one is messed up. Any reported gains are minimal (on the stock turbo), and the install is supposed to be ridiculous. My stock hose ripped when I tightened the clamp too much, and I ended up having it replaced with another factory hose. I was going to go with a silicone hose, but after looking into it more, I decided on either the APS inlet, or factory. Both require removal of the intake manifold, and the factory one is much cheaper and fits perfect.

I'd personally put your money elsewhere unless your stock hose is in bad shape.

 

no i took mine off and put the new one on with out taking the intake manifold off

 

+1....its no too bad of install

 

Im debating this myself for when I upgrade to a t518z or 20g....

 

ive been wanting to get one of these for a while now, but for almost $300, iono. I currently have a vf34 setup and one of the guys at gruppe-s told me if i do get the inlet hose I have to get it retuned.

 

the hardest part is the allen bolt

meh i have a vf 34 with the inlet it didnt do anything for me