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Dec 4, 2006 | 11:29 AM

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Well, it'* obvious it'* not the cover, otherwise it would be plastic as well.

Well..that single bolt in the center give the impression it may be a cover. Typically an intake isn't held on in such a fashion. Although it can be part of the bolting pattern.

A turbo would be part of the exhaust stream and too hot to be mounted under a plastic shield as seen in the pic.

Look at that serp. belt!

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:30 AM

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Rob, please elaborate..is that a picture of a turbo?..or just another angle of the same motor?

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:32 AM

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Rob, please elaborate..is that a picture of a turbo?..or just another angle of the same motor?

same motor, with out the engine cover.

that is in no way a turbo.

its a tuned intake like wikoff was saying.

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:33 AM

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Rob, please elaborate..is that a picture of a turbo?..or just another angle of the same motor?

Same engine, without cover. Obviously showing the 'turbo' as part of the two-peice UIM.

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:34 AM

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Rob, please elaborate..is that a picture of a turbo?..or just another angle of the same motor?

It can't be a turbo, that'* purely intake, there'* no exhaust piping anywhere up there, let alone no bottom spool

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:34 AM

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Thank you, I thought that was the case and wanted to make sure.

If it were..we couldn't see the exhaust piping to it..lol

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:34 AM

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Rob, please elaborate..is that a picture of a turbo?..or just another angle of the same motor?

It can't be the turbo, that'* purely intake, there'* no exhaust piping anywhere up there, let alone no bottom spool

I think we have already established that

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:35 AM

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hey. thats not a turbo.

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:35 AM

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How a tuned intake works:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question517.htm

Dec 4, 2006 | 11:35 AM

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look right above the "turbo", you can see another one. Does that make the 3900 a twin turbo

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