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Topic: DIY turbo filter screen......... (Read 30779 times)
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Brent Davis
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I recently got a 4" filter screen from Kerry for my PT-74 which he now owns  but he says that he can't get 5" screens. The 4" supported the HP and TQ that you see in my signature so I just had to try and come up with something for my new 88mm turbo that has a 5" inlet. I went to Lowes and bought a roll of wire mesh screen door sreen and a 5" plumbers rubber boot that came with a clamp and here are the end results of the screen. You can make the screen filters from 3" all the way up to the 5", just get the correct rubber piece and tighten it down good and you're set. |
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thadoc
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how bout pantyhose for a finer filter
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you would probably suck the pantyhose right off that mo fo lol
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1989 Mustang GT Conv.
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Do you run like that on the street brent?
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I bet it would work better than a K&N. |
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70 fastback, 351w+h1e.
73 bronco, 302 (soon to be turbo'd too?)
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Brent Davis
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Yeah I use it on the street. No problems at all.
Kerry sells the molded versions over in the classified section. I used one of those on my PT-74 and again, no problems.
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TurboSN95
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I couldn't find a 4" rubber piece that fit over my turbo, where'd you find that 5" one? Actually maybe I had the rubber piece fit but it was so thick that my clamp wouldn't go over the rubber piece.
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Dan
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Very nice
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That would not work good for around here... there is too much dust.
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I wonder if you double or triple it over it would it be better..?
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TurboSN95
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Originally posted by Naked Raygun
I wonder if you double or triple it over it would it be better..? I doubled mine up. |
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Dan
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5literttop
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You could double them and put a peice of cloth inbetween them... that would be ok, wouldn't it? Just to keep some of the dust out.
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1988 Mustang GT T-Top Turbo. New MP T70 from VS Racing My Mustang |
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TurboSN95
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Originally posted by 5literttop
You could double them and put a peice of cloth inbetween them... that would be ok, wouldn't it? Just to keep some of the dust out. cloth? I wouldn't... |
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Dan
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Brent Davis
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Originally posted by TurboSN95
I couldn't find a 4" rubber piece that fit over my turbo, where'd you find that 5" one? Actually maybe I had the rubber piece fit but it was so thick that my clamp wouldn't go over the rubber piece. Dan, if you go to Lowes or Home Depot, go to the plumbing section where all the big PVC pipe and hose fitting stuff is kept. There is where I found the 4" to 5" reducer rubber boot. I just cut off the 5" section from the boot and that is what you see in the picture. They also had 3" as well and even 2". They also have smaller mesh screen for the guys that want a smaller mesh. |
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TurboSN95
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That is exactly the rubber piece I used, its a Fernco fitting. Hmm.. Maybe my T-Bolt clamp just didn't expand enough.
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Dan
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Originally posted by TurboSN95
I doubled mine up. Hell, you had chicken wire on there too! How about chicken wire, screen and then pantyhose over that. Anyone who is paranoid about getting something bad in the turbo could put a condom over that too I guess, might hurt flow just a tad.  |
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TurboSN95
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maybe fishnet stockings too? Yes, I had the chicken wire, it was there first for strength... that way the turbo cannot suck in the mesh screen. Then I put a layer of mesh, and then another layer of mesh angled over the 1st layer. |
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Dan
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Brent Davis
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Originally posted by TurboSN95
That is exactly the rubber piece I used, its a Fernco fitting. Hmm.. Maybe my T-Bolt clamp just didn't expand enough. Now I am using just a plain ole' clamp. You wouldn't need a T-bolt clamp for this though.. |
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TurboSN95
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Originally posted by Brent
Now I am using just a plain ole' clamp. You wouldn't need a T-bolt clamp for this though.. I was shooting for the :bling: effect |
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Dan
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BlownShovel
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Great DIY Info Brent.
I ran an uglier version on mine at the track.
I'll try to get a pic.
Lowe's 4-5.5" sheetmetal adaptor (Heating/ventilation section)
Lowe's Std Clamp 4-5" and 5-6"
Chicken wire.
Kinda ugly compared to yours but functional.
Screen door mesh is better. Somehow you MUST make sure the mesh can never enter the inlet. I think the rubber fernco will accomplish that.
Walt
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« Last Edit: February 23, 2005, 11:53:43 AM by BlownShovel »
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Brent Davis
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Originally posted by TurboSN95
I was shooting for the :bling: effect O.K. then. I guess you can't have a 5" DIY filter screen then;) |
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