Remote turbo ??? In Chevy ?? - Ford Forums

ebxr8240 · 11-04-2003, 02:40

I doubt this would work, but make good muffler!!! Imo

http://www.ststurbo.com/camaro_install_pics

C0V3R · 11-04-2003, 20:13

It would probably work... a bit. It'd be rediculously laggy though, somewhat like running a mack truck intercooler on a mighty boy I'd imagine.

ebxr8240 · 11-05-2003, 04:31

Yea they say it's safer!! Yea right!!! Infront of the petrol tank !!! How would our tanks go ???

TTNOS8 · 11-10-2003, 13:09

That's very much how my Holden Scurry is!

No room anywhere under the engine compartment, so we mounted it under the vehicle, about 1 1/2' back from the engine.

The turbo was too big (or so we thought!) as it was off a 2.5L engine, and the slurry is not even a litre. :)

We ran a exhaust pipe from the std manifold on the left hand side, to the right hand side, and almongst other bits and pieces, it is PERFECT!.

Could not have sized it better, no lag, good top end, better on fuel, better driveability, lots better performance, I can't believe I didn't do it earlier!

C0V3R · 11-10-2003, 14:49

pics?

XR8 Lamah · 11-10-2003, 16:54

Hmm. Interesting idea . . . Not too impressed with some of their answers that involve water
"This should not be a problem, because in the conditions that you would find water on the road, you can't use full boost, since you would only spin the tires"
Yup, Uh-huh, Ok. Just the re-assurance I wanted.

C0V3R · 11-10-2003, 17:02

Lol.
*drives up a hill*
*drives through a puddle*
*hears turbo cracking*

ebxr8240 · 11-11-2003, 04:18

Cracking yea?? But they can get water on then on the front too.. Alot of trucks have them 1/2 out of engine compartment too on cab overs.....On that Chevy system they need an electric oil pump to return oil to sump also...

C0V3R · 11-11-2003, 05:26

Yeah cracking.
You ever thrown a 1-400 degree c object (eg glass bottle/etc) into a tub of water? Assuming its capable of withstanding that (unlikely) think of what could happen to a turbo with rapid changes in temperature (and hence size) to the exhaust housing.

TTNOS8 · 11-11-2003, 13:41

Sorry the only pic i've got is in the for sale section under 'Holden (Yuck) Turbo'.

Dunno how to create links and such.

COV3R,
The mass of the hot turbo will not be affected by water.

Try droping some drops of water onto a hot saucepan, does nothing.

C0V3R · 11-11-2003, 17:20

Fair enough I suppose, however I was thinking more along the lines of driving through a big puddle after alot of rain. Still, apart from convinience of setup (ie no need for new headers etc etc) I'm a bit iffy about the design.

C0V3R · 11-11-2003, 17:26

Heh thats a cool van.
Do you have any pics of the setup?

TTNOS8 · 12-10-2003, 16:31

I don't really have access to a digital camera.

But if i can send some images from my phone through GPRS it might work.

I'll give it a go. :)