Personally I think it is machanically STUPID

 

yeah alot of fbodys run them, its a pita. you loose a whole lot of heat and heat really helps to spin the turbo. the oil return has to have an inline pump, and there is alot of piping and more lag than a normal set up

 

Whats a fbody??? What else kinds of bodys are there?

 

these have been out for wuite some time now, apparently there really isnt a different in lag and the turbos run cooler from not being jammed in the engine bay...i kinda like the idea

fbodys are firebirds

 

yeah but you really need heat to spin the exhaust turbine, having the turbo that far away from the engine greatly reduces the exhaust pressure as the gasses cool and condense

 

Pressure equals heat.
It takes longer to build exhaust pressure in that exhaust pipe, it's a slow spool. It is much easier for v8 guy's to route to the back of the exhaust rather than modifying exhaust manifolds.
You wont see a whole lot of that kind of modifying happening on domestic or import 4 bangers.

 

so what u guys are saying is that they finally have come up with something that looks ghetto, but is functional at the same time? nice.

 

if it was such a breakthrough idea, nobody would be making traditional in-engine-bay turbo kits anymore. that is an interesting idea, and has been around for quite a bit, but nothing to be excited about.

 

i would just worry about water, and objects hitting it. been out for a while. clean install

 

Well ya gotta think. Those motors are massive and produce a lot of exhast gases. They have no problem spinning a turbo.

 

http://videos.streetfire.net/recentv...9000e3a63d.htm

Some peoples taste...but not mine

 

Wicked.

 

i think it is strange. having to change air filter in the back of the car ftl. just my 2 cents.

 

Interesting...seems like it would have a lot of lag because of all the plumbing.

 

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