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Samco | 13 | 32.50% | |
APS | 27 | 67.50% | |
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01-03-2007, 05:44 PM | #1 |
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APS turbo inlet Vs. Samco turbo inlet
So... I have the red Samco turbo inlet as of now, and I want to change it with the APS one, so I can polish it *it's for my engine bay theme ; blue, gold, & polished*.
the real question is, which one do you think will perform better? should I go with the APS or should I just go with the blue Samco inlet? please let me know the reasons too thanks, William P.S. the car has the Green, TBE, FMIC, radiator, EM, etc. if that makes a difference.
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01-03-2007, 06:05 PM | #2 |
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APS all the way and here is why:
APS pipe has a much larger inner diameter APS pipe has larger radius bends APS pipe works with BOTH 2.4" and 3" turbos APS pipe includes DETAILED instructions as well as everything you actually need to hookup the breather/pcv/wgsolenoid/etc APS pipe cannot collapse like the perrin is notorious for APS only costs $50 more |
01-03-2007, 06:14 PM | #3 | |
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P.S. the APS one is actually cheaper than the Samco hose |
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01-03-2007, 06:25 PM | #4 |
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Oh whoops, I thought I was comparing the Perrin. I would still say the Samco is better than the Perrin, but it IS a lot more expensive.
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01-03-2007, 06:27 PM | #5 |
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I agree with nhluhr on all points, the APS is a much better unit. That said, the APS is significantly more involved to install than either Samco or Perrin.
Oh and I thought the Perrin collapse problems were only with the first-gen 4-ply units? Switching to 6-ply solved the problem? |
01-03-2007, 06:27 PM | #6 |
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APS, no question. Normally I wouldn't buy an APS item, but their turbo inlet is a different story.
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01-03-2007, 06:55 PM | #7 |
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yes to APS
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01-03-2007, 06:59 PM | #8 |
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thanks for all the inputs guys... I'm gonna order it once I take care of my ticket...
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01-03-2007, 06:59 PM | #9 |
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i have all aps stuff. my only beef is the silicon piece that goes from the inlet to the turbo. all that extra flow is just about cutoff by that one piece.
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01-03-2007, 11:53 PM | #10 | |
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01-04-2007, 01:30 AM | #11 |
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01-04-2007, 03:30 AM | #12 |
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w00t... can't wait anymore... just ordered it... hope it will be here soon
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01-04-2007, 11:11 AM | #13 |
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Boo to APS. Beyond PITA to install, and their stupid tapered silicone piece actually pinches the air going to my 20g. So great its a huge diameter pipe but the silicone piece is a bottleneck.
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01-04-2007, 02:28 PM | #14 |
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The APS is the nicest one, but they ALL bottleneck. The Perrin no longer collapses.
I wouldn't worry about size/diameter, as there is always a restriction some where. I went with a Perrin because my vendor offered me a great price on one, which he couldn't do on the APS. Would I prefer an APS? Yes, however, I don't think spending extra money on the APS is worth it as I don't believe there's a performance difference, nor do I worry about my Perrin collapsing. |
01-04-2007, 03:53 PM | #15 |
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Pressure drop is not just going to happen all at the bottleneck. It's like drawing air through a really long straw or a really short straw. The taper down at the end is nothing compared to the full length small-diameter tube of the stock or of the silicone variants. With those, you have continuous bottleneck and it all adds up.
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