why would someone do this?
rear mounted twin turbos and wide body kit
rear mounted twin turbos and wide body kit
but think of the friction losses (pressure drop) of returning the air back to the front of the car with that stretch of pipe. It has to negate the lack of heat absorbtion. Intercoolers fix that too.littlevinnie said:You have to appreciate the amout of work that took.
You are going to see more rear mounted turbos on many things to come
Mainly because of getting the exhaust housing away from the manifold reducing heat dramatically.
Before, returning the oil was a big problem.
With new cool tools of today, ideas are expanding.
Vince
littlevinnie said:There are pro's and cons of anysetup.
The heat I am talking about is the sustained exhaust temps between the header and exhaust housing on conventional setups.
Yes there are obvious losses, but moving the turbo away eliminates the glowing exhaust, and foaming oil. Much easier on the bearings/bushings and seals. Underhood temps are reduced. Hoses, seals and wiring harnesses could use a little break from the heat.
That critical idle cool down time between hot laps can just about be eliminated by sticking the turbo out on the rear bumper.
Again, with any setup, you must weigh your options and build accordingly.
Just a different idea, that has its own set of variables that need attention to.
Vince
93 COBRA said:That car has more plumbing than my house.
fromme said:I'm gonna disagree with you on that one Vince...
Turbos are more efficient mounted as close to the header as possible. The hotter the exhaust gasses, the better. If he's using the exhaust from that far back, he's not really running a very efficient setup. The exhaust temp has really cooled off by then.
Still, it's different I guess.