Question about Short Rout Piping

[TracOwner]

What are all the parts that I'll have to remove or relocate if I was to do a short rout piping FMIC setup? And what would I all have to cut?

 

[TracOwner]

And, does short rout piping make a huge difference compared to regular piping?

 

[doug]

Exactly what needs to be cut/removed depends on the particular kit you end up going with. Some let you keep the fogs, some don't. Some let you keep the bumper, some don't. Some you have to cut a hole through the sheet metal beside the radiator, some you don't. On mine (DV/DT Fab), there was no metal cutting at all, but I had to lose the foglights and front bumper entirely. Not as bad as it sounds at first, unless you're really concerned about hitting something.

And there's no significant difference, performance-wise, between short and long route piping, although some will vehemently disagree.

 

[crunchymilk]

the slowboy 2g required a lot of cutting. There's some metal underneath the passenger side metal that has to go, a LOT of trimming on the bumper cover, and the bumper support is gone for sure. The short route piping is definitely worth it though.

 

[Victory]

Unless you've actually done some testing on the SR vs. aka LR you most likely don't know what you're talking about. The only LR kit I know of that is really detrimental is the 2G Greddy kit. Period. Most other kits the difference is negligible. I'd also go as far as saying that although SR is shorter it comes at the expense of air flow quality which is more important.

 

[doug]

Air flow quality?

 

[Victory]

http://www.bankspower.com/tech_howairflows.cfm

This is a great laymens online article to understanding the importance of airflow and airflow quality. Couldn't describe it better myself.

Hope this helps. Pay special attential to the picture (sorry no picture but they do offer a great description) of the air hitting a wall then having to turn. This is basically what most short route systems do. Very poor.