BJJ

I came across this the other day and found it very interesting, I had thought about a setup like this for a friend of mines car but never actually seen one. This might have some ideas for you guys since engine space is limited, obvioulsy not mounted as far back, but definately a simple way to make a turbo kit since you wouldnt need and turbo headers at all, shouldnt even have to relocate the battery. But this is all just ideas I am throwing out, here is the link http://www.ststurbo.com/home

Blu

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you found that on underground bish

BJJ

Oh man you caught me

Blu

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JAIMECBR900

This is a good find IMO.

JeffesonM

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hmmm... that's gotta lead to a lot of lag, no?

ABK

That's dumb. It will create like a crazy lag. 3 seconds until the turbo will start kicking in, second of all I think the pressure of the exhaust is going to decrease pretty good due to the cooldown so yeah. Plus the whole thing with turbo being underneath the car is stupid because you can chip it, and intake is going to get dirty as hell. I think it's stupid as hell

The good side is that you only have to redo the back section of exhaust don't have to deal with crazy expensive turbo headers!!!

DA-MAX

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and I assume you've put similar R&D work into designing turbo systems as well right??

Bags

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you've never seen sx7r's turbo huh?

And a WHOLE 3 seconds???

I am sure most of us could handle that.

Ever MELT a wiring harness due to turbo heat?

You may not want to knock it so hard.

edit, only issue I can think of is oil return

stephenlc

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If you look at the dynos. The car makes really good power down low and then loses alot in the higher rpm range.

DA-MAX

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think it uses an electric pump

Mishap

The turbo is tiny for the size of that engine. Looks like a T04B...the car should be running two of those.

subs1000w

talk about a sleeper

96sleeper

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What about driving throught a water puddle after you have been boosting hard, or even driving in the rain. I could imagine it would be similar to brake rotors that get wet when they are extremely hot. Warpage or an exploding turbo. It looks like a decent idea for a track car, but not for a daily driver.

stephenlc

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Did anybody read the F.A.Q.? That LS-1 is making like 650 HP at 4400 rpm.

Mishap

Most I saw on the dynos was a bit over 400 w/ some into the 500 range but most of them were done on a GTECH which isn't really comparable to most dynojet runs. Also 650hp at 4400RPM calculates to 775ft-lb torque which doesn't sound right out of a small single turbo mounted aft of the rear axle no matter how many psi they get out of it.

Not really optimal for racing b/c of the long piping reduces throttle response and decreased turbo temp. They even say they run smaller A/R's to make up for the distance. The only situation this car is good for is street driving since most race cars would go w/ dedicated manifolds and mandrel bends at the very least to provide more efficient power.

BigDogJonx

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I dont know where you would mount the turbo on our car, we dont have much room to mount a turbo way back there. Definetely aint enough room to run two pipes either, enough problems trying to fit just a 3" from the catback.

Plus this is by not anymeans quiet, there is basically no muffler or anything, is straight pipe to turbo and then from the turbo out. I ran the car two weeks ago with the pipe dumping 2' out the turbo and its F'in loud, it sounds like a harley with straight pipes.

Dixit

nateplaysbass

Turbo's essentially run on heat, the difference in temparatures would Kill the turbo. sure there's pressure but the heat is the important part.

This could be usefull, if I had a truck I'd try to mount the turbo right behind the engine bay. I have a maxima however, and it'd be just as hard to mount a turbo under my car than it would be to move the battery and put the turbo there.

not a bad find though.