RobertISaar Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 anyone else heard of these? saw a couple on some show about 3:00 in the morning and can't remember much other than they make about 8psi... Quote
slick Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 Rear mount turbo. Been discussed several times before. Basically, invest in a company that makes steel tubing. Quote
intern8tion9l Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 apparently they work pretty good, although i can't see it being practical. and the lag would be huge with all that piping i would think! plus the turbo is just sitting under the car in all the weather and crap Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 yeah, rear mounted turbos just seem to be a strange way to do it. The cost is soo much more, yhe turbo has all the weather, if you hit a big bump, etc etc. Id rather have it in teh engine where its going to stay in good condition. Quote
Andrew Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 STS turbo systems is what i believe you are talking about. Not that much more than a conventional turbo system, and supposedly lag isnt an issue. they say the tubing back to the engine is equivalent to a regular turbo system with an intercooler. i cant personally say these are good, but it did win the gm somethin somethin award at SEMA 2005. Quote
Supreme Cutlass Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 Alot of the benefit comes from doing work on an engine where there really isn't room for a a turbo in the engine bay. I saw a competition where a hole bunch of companies redid chevy HHR's, and one group did a rear mound, they did a good job mounting it so the turbo wouldn't get much weather, but the real danger comes in mounting the oil feed line... Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 Well you have the oil lines, maybe the coolant lines, but you especially need to keep it away from any fuel lines as well Quote
rudefyet Posted November 13, 2006 Report Posted November 13, 2006 plan to do one on my truck someday Quote
mfewtrail Posted November 14, 2006 Report Posted November 14, 2006 plan to do one on my truck someday You should have plenty of underhood room for a conventional setup... Quote
slick Posted November 14, 2006 Report Posted November 14, 2006 http://www.corsicas.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15240&hl= Before I evened opened that, I knew it was Loner's corsy. IF he decided to cut out his spare tired well, he should have a plate welded in with grooves, that way he doesn't lose some of the structural support that the spare tire well gives to the rear end of these vehicles. Quote
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