Anyone have a T.A.G ?

[SmokinAintBroken]

I was wanting to know if anyone on here has tried or is using one of those TAG's, the honeycomb insert you put in the front of the turbo. I read about them from a company selling them so I don't really believe everything they say about it. If you have used one of these let me know what you thought of it and if it even seemed to do anything.

Thanks,
Tony

[Racer9]

Snake oil! Think about it, what happens to all that smooth flowing air when it hits the turbo?

[carl48]

on a 06 we used a large faced pyrometer to help us determine witch things worked and witch ones did not we cut the baffles and guts out of the tube and lost efficiency they were not a muffler like we thought , the tag rep talked me into trying one , i got it this morning installed it and tested it . at driving speed it did perform better than the factory straightning vanes , your truck does not have them so the tag will help you . on the hpcr every one except us want power and the tag turns to restriction at 375hp, the afe stage one was the bigest killer of efficiency you will loose 10% because of the under hood hot air if you do anything wit the filter make shure all of your air is cold can't spell for sh$%

[Jesparza300]

so the tags are good or bad was thinking about them also

[WoodRep]

Wut?

Wood

[IC-Smoke]

DONT DO IT IVe seen plenty of them fail on a few forums Im on

[Compcowboy]

I had one on my 04.5 made no difference at all.

[illflem]

Originally Posted by IC-Smoke

DONT DO IT IVe seen plenty of them fail on a few forums Im on

Sorry but it seems totally impossible for a TAG to fail unless you beat on it with a hammer.
You must be thinking of something else.

I have a TAG in both my trucks, they work but they're not for everyone. The TAG does an amazing job of cutting down turbo whine if you're into a quieter ride.
Another proven to me is that you get better mpgs at continuous high boost (20psi +) with a TAG. I have several friends who tow 5th wheelers with a TAG, all have reported better fuel economy on hilly ground when boost is up than on the flats.

In the design of stationary diesel engines where there is plenty of room to work one rule is there should be about five times the turbo inlet diameter of straight pipe before the turbo. Totally impossible to do this under the hood of a Dodge where you would need about an 18" straightaway before turbo. That's what the TAG and straightening vanes on 3rd gen engines seek to fix.

[carl48]

you did a lot better job ef explaining that than i did

[IC-Smoke]

Originally Posted by illflem

Sorry but it seems totally impossible for a TAG to fail unless you beat on it with a hammer.
You must be thinking of something else.

I have a TAG in both my trucks, they work but they're not for everyone. The TAG does an amazing job of cutting down turbo whine if you're into a quieter ride.
Another proven to me is that you get better mpgs at continuous high boost (20psi +) with a TAG. I have several friends who tow 5th wheelers with a TAG, all have reported better fuel economy on hilly ground when boost is up than on the flats.

In the design of stationary diesel engines where there is plenty of room to work one rule is there should be about five times the turbo inlet diameter of straight pipe before the turbo. Totally impossible to do this under the hood of a Dodge where you would need about an 18" straightaway before turbo. That's what the TAG and straightening vanes on 3rd gen engines seek to fix.

TAG
TURBO AIR GUIDE, Ive been around long enough to see A HANDFULL of them FAIL

"manyatonkas" on TDR had one, It FAILED! cracked then went sideways into the turbo, Thankfully it didnt go any damage

another failure:
TAG III, Now I'm *Bleepin'* Ticked - TDR Roundtable



Tag - TDR Roundtable

[unixcowboy]

Oh the advantages of a 1st gen....
I've got nearly 24" of room to put in a straight intake pipe .

Huge engine compartments have their advantages !

[SmokinAintBroken]

I hadent considered that thing could break and go through the engine. It kinda sounds like the tornados they sell on TV, probably wont be spending 100 bucks on it.