Real Estate for Turbo Upgrades

BrianMN · 07-08-2010, 04:22 PM

I'm wondering why the idea of mounting a single turbo farther down the exhaust system hasn't been tested. It's obvious that cramming a turbo into the real estate next to the engine is very limited, although AR's prototype does look very promising, having a great design and it appears to have enough exhaust flow to push plenty of boost.

These rear mounted turbos might be able to offer less expensive and more simple solutions.. I would think the system would utilize aftermarket headers intended for 328s, and would obviously need custom designed plumbing for the intake and charge. Imagine the lower intake temps as well.

This might also be a good idea for some 328 turbo kits...

http://www.ststurbo.com/

http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/te...rbo/index.html

klipseracer · 07-08-2010, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianMN

I'm wondering why the idea of mounting a single turbo farther down the exhaust system hasn't been tested. It's obvious that cramming a turbo into the real estate next to the engine is very limited, although AR's prototype does look very promising, having a great design and it appears to have enough exhaust flow to push plenty of boost.

These rear mounted turbos might be able to offer less expensive and more simple solutions.. I would think the system would utilize aftermarket headers intended for 328s, and would obviously need custom designed plumbing for the intake and charge. Imagine the lower intake temps as well.

This might also be a good idea for some 328 turbo kits...

http://www.ststurbo.com/

http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/te...rbo/index.html

remote turbos have been discussed... But they are a bit laggy and I think they would work better under the hood.. It was just a matter of doing it.

onefastman · 07-08-2010, 06:54 PM

Someone needs to do it

GreenPlease · 07-08-2010, 07:00 PM

I proposed this once and practically got laughed off the boards

Slidewayz · 07-08-2010, 07:23 PM

Top mount would be a bit less laggy & less complex, plumbing-wise.

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BrianMN Banned 114 Rep 2,428 Posts Drives: 4 Door Family Sedan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis iTrader: (7)	Real Estate for Turbo Upgrades I'm wondering why the idea of mounting a single turbo farther down the exhaust system hasn't been tested. It's obvious that cramming a turbo into the real estate next to the engine is very limited, although AR's prototype does look very promising, having a great design and it appears to have enough exhaust flow to push plenty of boost. These rear mounted turbos might be able to offer less expensive and more simple solutions.. I would think the system would utilize aftermarket headers intended for 328s, and would obviously need custom designed plumbing for the intake and charge. Imagine the lower intake temps as well. This might also be a good idea for some 328 turbo kits... http://www.ststurbo.com/ http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/te...rbo/index.html
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