Will short route i/c piping affect my cars performance?

[tbonitz301]

I am lookingh to run a short route this summer, and was needing some input on advantages and disadvantages. Ive been told that going to short route changes the intake volume and can hurt performance.What im wandering is lets say i cut the total length of i/c piping in half, but in return use double the diameter to account for loss in volume(just an example).I hope this makes sense

 

[snowborder714]

Here's a few threads on this topic:
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/turbo-system-tech/195123-short-route-vs-long-route.html
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/bol...time-vote-please-short-long-route-piping.html

 

[DSMunknown]

The shorter the piping, the better. Just no abrupt turns/bends.

 

[Shady1687]

agree, the shorter the route the better

 

[slowgsr]

it really depends on the set up, its not a huge difference maybe you will spool 250-300rpm slower, but its really not much that you will notice, i wouldn't loose any sleep over it. Im using a PTE intercooler and didnt even consider the idea of a backdoor to save a extra few feet, i have always used PTE intercoolers on all my setups with conventional routing for most turbo vehicles with the exhaust towards the front of the vehicle and never really worried about it.

When your launching off a 2 step and using anti-lag spool up isnt a huge deal anyways

 

[SanTa_]

Short gives you a better intake so the turbo spools up quicker.

The long pipe will allow your turbo to spool up but you won't notice it right away because the long piping is sucking in air etc.

 

[tbonitz301]

Would you go with 2.5" short route. Im pretty set on the short route.