OK to Move Car with Intakes off?

[ephone]

I have the intakes off right now, I need to move it over to the next stall in the garage. Any opinions welcome.

 

[NS_Stinger]

Low risk and shouldnt matter, I would never roll around the streets like that, but just to move it to another stall I dont see an issue.

Some guys roll around the dragstrip with the big turbos sticking out of their hoods wide open.

 

[ephone]

I did it just a a minute ago - it was fine.

 

[rpoffen]

Briefly shouldn't matter. Don't run long term, even small particles of dust and other material in the air can damage the fins on the turbo blades.

 

[Thomby]

Ingesting something with mass would be bad for the turbine blades, but the probable more likely worry would just be getting dust and grit into the engine itself.

Like @rpoffen mentioned, not a big deal to briefly move the car, but wouldn't want to take it on the street like that. And you wouldn't have any real way of knowing if you'd pulled in sand etc short of catastrophic engine failure, it would just accelerate engine wear.

 

[Ohiocruiser]

Ok. Looks like my smart ass opinion isn't needed here any more.