the 3.0 is the same as the 2.4

[blackpoolsparks]

Roughtrax or Stevo are the people to contact when your head cracks.

[Apache]

The ST205 rally car used a panel / airbox, and no, its not goverened by homologation rules.

Strictly speaking, the GT4 uses a charge cooler (air to water) as that means the path from turbo to throttle body can be shorter than with a front mount air intercooler, and the topmount air intercoolers (where the chargecooler is now) were found to be 'interwarmers' on the ST185 GT-Four (the model before mine), so the Carlos Sainz version of the ST185 used a similar air / water charge cooler to the ST205 (mine).

Just cant help thinking that Toyota's millions of pounds of research budget probably results in the best compromise. The imported ST205s have ~270bhp-280bhp depending on who's figures you believe, guys with front mounts reckon they are getting nearly 300 with no other modifications - but buckets of lag from what amounts to about 6ft of extra piping.

Personally, I like the boost to be there immediately rather than sometime after the spotty git in the Saxo is 30 yards down the road ahead of you.

[Apache]

I like the Pshhh, when I hear one.

Say that after a few hundred miles of hearing it every ###### gear change! You'll soon get sick of wondering if the guy who was next to you at the lights is mouthing 'w@nker' at you in your rear view mirror

The Blitz dump valve I took of and replaced with an OEM recirculating one was actually DESIGNED to be very loud!! Can you believe that?! Next I'll be shaving my head, getting covered in tribal tattoos (me AND the car) and changing my name to Vin.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Say that after a few hundred miles of hearing it every ###### gear change! You'll soon get sick of wondering if the guy who was next to you at the lights is mouthing 'w@nker' at you in your rear view mirror

The Blitz dump valve I took of and replaced with an OEM recirculating one was actually DESIGNED to be very loud!! Can you believe that?! Next I'll be shaving my head, getting covered in tribal tattoos (me AND the car) and changing my name to Vin.

I thought you did shave your head!

You fitted that gasket yet?

[dieselboy]

Roughtrax or Stevo are the people to contact when your head cracks.

Moving an air filter wont crack a head.
But thanks for the info all the same.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Moving an air filter wont crack a head.
But thanks for the info all the same.

Sucking extremely hot air into the combustion chambers won't give it longevity either.
But hey, you obviously know what you're doing.

[dieselboy]

Say that after a few hundred miles of hearing it every ###### gear change! You'll soon get sick of wondering if the guy who was next to you at the lights is mouthing 'w@nker' at you in your rear view mirror

The Blitz dump valve I took of and replaced with an OEM recirculating one was actually DESIGNED to be very loud!! Can you believe that?! Next I'll be shaving my head, getting covered in tribal tattoos (me AND the car) and changing my name to Vin.

There is a fine line between nice and OTT.

[blackpoolsparks]

There is a fine line between nice and OTT.

yea
and I always seem to straddle that line

[TonyN]

yea
and I always seem to straddle that line

and it always comes back to hit you in arse!



Hot air from engine bay isn't going to overheat engine, its nothing compared to the temp of the turbo as it passes through, I doubt a CAI would really notice any difference either.

You'll get higher combustion temps from a disconnected EGR, than worry about underbonnet intake temps.

Fit an intercooler, its the only cheap(ish) mod really worth the effort.