Let's talk remote mounted turbos...

[$100T2]

Has anyone ever thought of doing this with an NA? I know that it would be far easier to plumb in a remote mounted turbo than to do what other guys (you know who) did...

As far as I know, you need a turbo, an oil cooler and line for it and a pump, unless you somehow plan on running it to the engine oil. Let's discuss the logistics, come up with a plan, and then someone, probably me, will be the guinea pig to try it out.

Problem solving time, people. Let's rock!

[My5ABaby]

Relocate it to a storage bin?











For real though, I like where this is going. Hopefully there will be some good info put in here.

[$100T2]

Originally Posted by My5ABaby

Relocate it to a storage bin?

Actually, that's not a bad idea. If you cut out the storage bin and weld in a box, reversing it so instead of open to the car, it's open to the undercarriage, that would give you a lot of room. Take out the passenger bin, and the turbo would be conveniently located, too.

[My5ABaby]

Originally Posted by $100T2

Actually, that's not a bad idea. If you cut out the storage bin and weld in a box, reversing it so instead of open to the car, it's open to the undercarriage, that would give you a lot of room. Take out the passenger bin, and the turbo would be conveniently located, too.

Damn I'm good. Could you duct pipes/air for an intercooler back there?

[Max777]

Originally Posted by My5ABaby

Damn I'm good. Could you duct pipes/air for an intercooler back there?

one of the points of the remote turbo setup is the fact that you DONT need an intercooler!

The length of the pressure side pipe may seem like a lot, but in reality it is actually SHORTER than a FMIC setup, AND there is no need for one.

Second, there is no real need for almost ANY exhaust, you can run a header, an straight pipe to the turbo, and then a short straight pipe right out and to the atmoshpere.

The fintake pipe will most likely be the big problem, and you will need to mount it out of the way of water, which probably means putting it inside?

From what I remember reading on some thread, the oil cooling is also done separately in some cases.

That's about all I learned about it. Sounded stupid to me at first, then I read some thread about how it really isnt as bad as you would think, and while Im enlightened, im still never considering it...


I think a comprex supercharger would be cooler.

[Boostmaniac]

Originally Posted by Max777

I think a comprex supercharger would be cooler.

Yes, not to mention more sensible if all you are looking for is pep vs. big power.

[$100T2]

Now you're pushing it.

[My5ABaby]

Originally Posted by $100T2

Now you're pushing it.

Small intercooler? With alky or water injection?

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Originally Posted by My5ABaby

Small intercooler? With alky or water injection?

I always thought one of the advantages of remote mounting is the long charge tubes serve as intercoolers themselves

[My5ABaby]

Originally Posted by 85rx-7gsl-se

I always thought one of the advantages of remote mounting is the long charge tubes serve as intercoolers themselves

So a small intercooler would be good...

[85rx-7gsl-se]

^ Maybe a modified TII top mount?

[$100T2]

If you put some cooling fins on the charge pipe, it could be one long intercooler. Drawback: Road debris. Maybe run the charge pipe inside a larger pipe with directed airflow through it to surround the charge pipe?

[djmtsu]

Good luck finding a place under the FC to remote mount a turbo. You can put one where one of the mufflers sit, but that would mean a lot of long tubing. You could put one in the front bumper somehow, and melt the front end to the ground.

Just another note. The stock turbo is too puny to deal with a big FMIC, much less all the tubing RMing it would create. What turbo would you remote mount, that would fit, and not lag like hell?

[$100T2]

Originally Posted by djmtsu

Good luck finding a place under the FC to remote mount a turbo. You can put one where one of the mufflers sit, but that would mean a lot of long tubing. You could put one in the front bumper somehow, and melt the front end to the ground.

Just another note. The stock turbo is too puny to deal with a big FMIC, much less all the tubing RMing it would create. What turbo would you remote mount, that would fit, and not lag like hell?

Which is the point of this thread. We're going to do all the theoretical stuff now and work it out, then try it.

[Rotary_Rocket_87]

STS Turbos makes remote kits for alot of vehicles. They could probably figure this out with little difficulty.