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Originally Posted by regal
And I agree this will be the defacto turbo upgrade in a few years, notice the quick defensiveness from the largest FA20 aftermarket turbo sponsor on here.
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I don't think you understand - whether or not if you attempted to use the turbo long block, it wouldn't affect us either way. The turbo motor was designed to fit in a car whose engine sits about 4" higher in a different location. The turbocharger assembly fitted to said motor sits far lower in relation to the engine, and further forward. It is also rotated so that the exhaust housing exits to the right side (if you were facing towards the front of the car).
So to get the OEM turbocharger assembly to fit, you would need to both cut into your lower front frame, and also completely remove the undertray, as the turbo would be sitting a few inches lower than it. Then you would need to work out how to re-route the exhaust completely from the front of the car back.
Putting the turbo long block into the car only really accomplishes *1* thing - lower compression pistons. For the 5k you would spend on the long block to do so, you could easily purchase aftermarket forged pistons to accomplish the same thing.