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refer to this page....i just googled it and found it
http://www.nationaldriller.com/Artic...00f932a8c0____
What it states - is the workings of finding boost loss due to friction per length of piping.
This refers the longer the pipe the smaller it has to be to maintain the same boost pressure , or that the longer the pipes are the less boost
http://pi.b5z.net/i/u/1473169/i/booth_cropped.jpg
LMFAO at the claims
imagine trying to find a boost leak from that exhaust pipe (or do you call it an extra large manifold) throw it away imo...
Lol
all those claims are simply hot air , and in no way proven.
Like a front mount intercooler
for a NA car (eBay it) it's a load if surplus parts that are stuck together to make false claims and hopefully some cash
hrmm.. i must say that the americans do come up with wierd things and i guess it is all a money making business.
i just wanted to get a feel of views on this option as i stumbled across it searching for kits and thought it would be a great way to have a sleeper.
cheers
If you want a good sleeper , get a custom supercharger kit - on a Honda it usually sits on or under the inlet manifold so it should look quite standard.
wow so much hate!
This turbo setup is fairly common on the v8's, in particular the ls1/2... (mainly US cars) and the ford boss motor's for the xr8's (bit the xr8's mount near the subframes/just under dash area, and yes it still does work, given maybe a slight increase in lag and the extra weight of the additional length of piping.
Generally speaking, for a Honda or Import to go this way there is no major benefit apart from a more 'sealth' setup. A downside that people have with this setup is the cast iron housings cracking when going thru puddles or rain due to the uneven heat temperatures that the housings get from the water splashes etc. A solution to this has been to create 'shields'.
There are a few cars out here, i have seen a couple fords here in melbourne that have been running these setups for a while (twin turbo - small turbos like gt28's) and are running in the 10- low 11s brackets, so it must work!
Once again, the only reason these are rear mounted is for either
1. Sealth Setups
2. No room up front
3. Possible better weight distribution
For a honda to go this setup, i see no reason as there is plenty of room up front, and will most likely be more efficient. For a ls1/2... they respond very well to small boost whichever way the turbo is mounted. The closest honda to get a 'rear mount' setup is the nsx, but that's cos the motors up the back!
Ideally mount the turbo up front, if that cant be done, mount around the gearbox or a rwd car, if still no room then try up back as a last resort if you really still want to turbo!
save your money and do it properly, keep your car stock on the out side and turbo it will still be as sleeper.
or buy it see how it performs / prove us wrong or expensive waste or money ;)
the turbo set up on ls1/2/3 in commodores is either low mounted (sitting next to the bellhousing) or high mounted (sitting where the airbox and battery would be). they dont sit down next to the diff mate.
waste of time. if you want to turbo your car just go a nice low mount with a decent sized front housing and small rear housing so that you have minimal spoolige time and you get to go from zero to pluto in no time
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http://www.thevettedoctors.com/image...rred/turbo.jpg
It'd work with an NSX. =]
Well. Its the only way to do it really.
if i was going to twin turbo and nsx, i will swap the engine around so it is north-south, like the super gt nsx's then twin turbo, instead of running this rear mount thing.