Where abouts will the turbo actually be mounted, between the engine and firewall??? also how is it coming along?? I for one and keen to see and hear about the results.

Sounds like Blake's is a donor test vehicle :-$ :-s

Sounds like Blake's is a donor test vehicle :-$ :-s

I wish :D

Question, if the turbo is mounted between the engine and the firewall, it must be sitting under the plenum / intake chamber.

So in this case wont the turbo heat the plenum something chronic, this can never be a good thing???

That solves that problem then :D

NO the intake manifold is over the centre and rear banks of the engine no where near the turbo so no issues like that.

still a nice heat sheild to deflect all the heat away from the intake area wouldn't hurt :D

mines the guinee-pig, and thinking about it the location of the turbo down between block and firewall makes good sense re the heat problems, because the turbo would be fairly low and able to get a rush of air from underneath the car also radiate heat awy to the open air. being a sideways V engine there is good room just there too. I first thought the best place would be over the gearbox to get even exhaust lengths to the turbo, but that would be a lot of hot pipes plus the turbo heating the gearbox even if you used a bonnet vent. On the front side of engine it would all heat the radiator and get all damaged in a front prang. Right mitsiman?

hmm... should make for some interesting pipe work thats for sure!!

Mind if I ask the total cost of the project?

Mind if I ask the total cost of the project?

LOL.. standard response is.. Email me for prices.

Which basically means. Let me see how much i can get out of you..

no offence Bain, but i think when there is any kind of negotions for anything you buy from anyone, you would get a better deal doing that privately. And i wouldnt want to see posts by suppliers explaining how their hi-po parts work get hijack into a haggle. ;)

No no I just want a general figure - most likely my setup(! shh... don't tell anyone !) is being custom-fabricated privately, and I wouldn't mind seeing what other people are prepared to fork out.

Dave are you able to take some photos of the TT Magna particularly the location of the turbo's??