by "12and35" (12and35)
Published 03/27/2017 at 15:44
by "12and35" (12and35)
Published 03/27/2017 at 15:44
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What in the Hell is the point of mounting turbos at the rear axle on some cars? Cleaner engine bay? More boost? I don’t get it!?!?!? Or I am totally missing something?
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
03/27/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 1
Some engine bays (4th gen f-body as an example) can require a lot of rework to fit a turbo. A rear mount makes it a lot easier.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/27/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 4
Because you want lots of turbo lag.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
03/27/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 3
Easier accessibility, less crowded engine bay, lower underhood temps and it means you don’t necessarily need an intercooler.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/27/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 2
ease of install, with the turbos so far away from engine you might not need an intercooler, sleeper status under the hood.
"12and35" (12and35)
03/27/2017 at 15:48, STARS: 0
Does the distance from the engine bay cool the charge on the way back?
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
03/27/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
Heat/packaging.
If you don’t care about lag (drag racing) it doesn’t really matter.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/27/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 2
it might help, but its also not in the hot environment of the engine bay
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
03/27/2017 at 16:01, STARS: 1
It would definitely cool it a fair amount, because of the large temperature difference. Another thing is the fact that it’s not in a hot engine bay to start with, meaning it isn’t picking up as much heat initially. But like I said “necessarily”—still using an intercooler wouldn’t hurt anything.
"Snuze: Needs another Swede" (markg)
03/27/2017 at 16:03, STARS: 2
It’s mostly a packaging thing, and somewhat cost related. It’s in all ways worse in terms of performance. The exhaust gas expends a lot of energy and cools a fair bit traveling down those pipes resulting in more lag and less overall performance compared to a conventionally mounted turbo. But if you have a car that wasn’t built with a turbo originally and doesn’t have room in the engine bay it’s a quick, relatively easy way to get a turbo on it compared to shoehorning it into the engine bay.
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
03/27/2017 at 16:30, STARS: 0
they also come with a massive amount of turbo lag, or so ive heard
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
03/27/2017 at 16:44, STARS: 2
Although for non-racing applications a bunch of lag isn’t the end of the world. Think about pulling a trailer up a hill - lag is irrelevant, you just want the extra boost for the long haul. And really, the lag isn’t that awful.
"NJAnon" (NJAnon)
03/27/2017 at 17:01, STARS: 0
Batteries go way back there too sometimes. If its not for a weight reason, its some specific design or convenience reason.
"Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap" (ddadragon)
03/27/2017 at 21:32, STARS: 0
Oh I know it was just too tempting a joke.
"deekster_caddy" (deekster_caddy)
03/28/2017 at 15:04, STARS: 0
np, some people are much more serious about it. !!