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Originally Posted by Driftster
And that STILL doesnt account for possible LOWER clearance issues of the sub frame etc..which if were the case the turbo would then have to be moved upwards aswell as foreward..
which would put the turbocharger nearly in front of the engine (fighting for space with the radiator fans) Which wouldn't be very safe for 1, it wouldn't be very efficient for 2 due to the lengthening of the exhausts.. |
What's so wrong with this, but mounting the turbo a little higher - as you've said? (Apart from the longer headers lessening response)
Also, why do you say it wouldn't be very "safe"? Safe as in a crash? Safe as in melting the accessory belts, etc.? Or safe in some other way?
Safe as in a crash - don't know how you would have come up with that one, so it's unlikely that would cause problems any more than any other car.
Safe as in melting accessory belts - I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to make a heat shield to protect these. Also, once again, I've seen quite a few people mounting turbo's in V8's (one example I can think of is a Supra with 2UZ/Twin Turbo) with no apparent problems with melting belts or any other components.
"Safe" in some other way - please explain?
Agreed on the wouldn't be as efficient, but you're not adding too much header pipe, much less so than a remote mount turbo. I see no reason it wouldn't be doable, especially for the amazing minds at Toyota and Subaru.