Let's talk remote mounted turbos...

$100T2 · 04-16-2008, 10:57 AM

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 · 04-16-2008, 11:00 AM

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 · 04-16-2008, 11:29 AM

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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 · 04-16-2008, 11:31 AM

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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?

$100T2 · 04-16-2008, 11:35 AM

Now you're pushing it.

My5ABaby · 04-16-2008, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by $100T2

Now you're pushing it.

Small intercooler? With alky or water injection?

85rx-7gsl-se · 04-16-2008, 11:47 AM

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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 · 04-16-2008, 11:49 AM

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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 · 04-16-2008, 11:50 AM

^ Maybe a modified TII top mount?

$100T2 · 04-16-2008, 12:00 PM

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 · 04-16-2008, 12:31 PM

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 · 04-16-2008, 01:50 PM

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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 · 04-16-2008, 03:27 PM

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

85rx-7gsl-se · 04-16-2008, 03:53 PM

^True, but I think he is wanting to go low budget on it

$100T2 · 04-16-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rotary_Rocket_87

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

What's the fun in that? Plus, if we figure it out and do a how-to thread on it, other people can duplicate it.

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$100T2 Big Daddy Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (2) Posts: 419 Rep Power: 17	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? __________________ Hell hath no fury like a rotor blown.

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djmtsu My minds tellin' me no... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN iTrader: (10) Posts: 4,043 Rep Power: 21	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? __________________ 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 1976 Mazda Cosmo RX-5 2003 Toyota Tundra TRD 2015 Toyota 4Runner SR5

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