mag intake and turbo ?

UMKCNeon04 · Post by **UMKCNeon04** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:44 pm

need a quik reply. i have an offer to buy a mag manifold and 60mm tb for cheap. now i am planning on going turbo hopefully next winter or next summer. should i save money for turbo or should i get mag manifold. i really just need to know how the mag manifold reacts with the turbo and if having secondaries have any value with boost. thanks for any help offered.

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 10:53 pm

id say buy the manifold, if you dont use it , you can always sell it for more

Kevin_GP · Post by **Kevin_GP** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:07 pm

I have a mag intake with boost, it works ok. I dont know if the secondarys are working because I cant hear them anymore, but theres no side effects of using it. Its not the best manifold for a turbo, but will hold you over untill you get a turbo.

UMKCNeon04 · Post by **UMKCNeon04** » Sun Apr 02, 2006 11:42 pm

aight thanks guys. i might jump on it then. mainly just to hear someone say "dude u got a vtech in that neon?"

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:05 am

I'll be using the Mag. Intake as well but toke the butterflies out (It came that way

)... Lets in more air and an upgrade from the plastic crap...

grindpunk16 · Post by **grindpunk16** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:14 am

haha the plastic "crap" one is better actually

2 reasons
1 its plastic, doesnt heat soak like the metal ones do
2 all runners are the same no casting flaws less resistance

OB · Post by OB » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:28 am

^good point on the heat soak, but dont the mag manis flow more air compared to the plastic one, even tho there are casting flaws?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:42 am

grindpunk16 wrote:haha the plastic "crap" one is better actually

2 reasons
1 its plastic, doesnt heat soak like the metal ones do
2 all runners are the same no casting flaws less resistance

Yea... you gotta point... But you do have to...

2 things....
(1) takes in more air....
(2) lets face it... it looks so much better...

grindpunk16 · Post by **grindpunk16** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:22 pm

ehhh it uses velocity effect i really wont say takes in more air. when you boost your actually causing more resistance. thats why on a boosted engine the indy is actually better than the magnum intake manifold or a custom short runner manifold. if you ask me the magnum manifold is worse cuz of the 2-1 runner deleat that then its good but stock form you provide lots of flow issues

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:27 pm

technically it wont really matter unless you port the head to match the mag intake

otherwise, the air comin thru the mag intake will just bottleneck at the head

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:29 pm

pretty much... but i do see what your saying grind...

grindpunk16 · Post by **grindpunk16** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:31 pm

umm the intake ports are about .00002 of an inch different from the magnum to non magnum. no need. we arnt talking about a dohc/sohc intake ports which are different. the only things different on the mag head, cam, springs, and exhaust ports