ive known of remote turbo systems, but not about efficiency on a small displacement engine such as our 2.0l .... im all confused about what i really wanna do with my car, cuz i dont wanna get busted for my non-carb certified turbo kit and have to uninstall it. so im considering canceling all my boost plans and get a new bike....but i found some guys talkin about theese guys ( here ) or this style setup... take a look at the website, its not too bad ..... its got me thinkin about a custom remote turbo kit. i think its possible but with limitations..... can someone shed more light on this subject for me??

I wouldn't do it, not like the example for that matter.

Turbo is way back in the exhaust, so turbo lag is like killing you.

example:

You see a hot chick, wanna impress
You hit the gas
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...
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... (times 1000)

rpm goes to 3000+
...
turbo kicks in (by this time your fuel tank is empty, the chick has turned 40 and you're a old guy)

When you hit a rain puddle..... turbo gone/hydrolock

Atleast put the filter somewhere where water can't normally go.
Still think turbo's should be in front, not in the rear (if you're engine is in the front)

i would set mine up a little differently from theirs in the pic.... but that is what im talking about, the lower dispacement/torque our engines make would make spool time longer, how ever there are certain things that someone could do to decrease the spool time... depending on the size of the turbo and how much hp someone wants to make. i think it would work well for smaller power gains, maybe around 240 whp (just a guess), but there would become fewer and fewer things to do to achieve higher hp, assuming that fuel and timing arent an issue.....

For day to day driving, I doubt it would work that well. That is a LOT of air to compress (from turbo to intake) and a long way for the exhaust pulses to go (from exhaust manifold to turbo) plus I bet it SCREAMS when it spools up. If you notice, there is only about a foot and a half of pipe between the turbo and the end of the exhaust.

And probably so long oil tubes are not good. Big chance that there could be a leak.

I think it's not practical for a daily driver. There will be huge tubro LAG!

turbo lag could be huge with a traditional setup too......

i mean with the proper calculations, turbo lag can be cut down dramatically.... this setup would require much more homework to get the precise #'s as compared to the normal setup.....


anything else besides turbo lag statements???

It is being discused here: http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?showtopic=6060

So I'm locking this topic.