Air intake leaking

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Evo88u
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Air intake leaking

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Ive got a 1993 surf, the air intake pipe just before the turbo has a crack in it more like a hole ( it is the 90 degree bend) what affect would this have on my truck and how quickly do I need to fix this?
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Re: Air intake leaking

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Suck in dirty air... and possibly water....
Then its game over...
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Yea that's kinda what I thought, would it have any performance issues tho?
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Re: Air intake leaking

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Nah, I know of prople who have run trucks with nothing on the turbo....
You could see the compressor spinning.... :roll:
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Ok cool thanks , will fix tomorrow then shouldnd be hard at all.
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