In a recent issue of S3 (Speed, Style & Sound) Magazine I read a very interesting article that concerns a remotely mounting a turbo setup. The article featured a company called STS (Squires Turbo Systems)[url]http://www.ststurbo.com/[/url]......
They featured the remote turbo setup on an LS1 Camaro - Essentially - They removed the big ass muffler setup on the stock Camaro and replaced it with a standard turbo & wastegate setup in which the entire exhaust flow ran through. From there - a nice looking pipe sent the turbocharged flow back up to the front of the car and into the intake just like a standard turbo setup.
Here's where it gets good - due to the placement - the turbo ran nearly 800 degrees cooler then an underhood setup, eliminating the need for an intercooler. The lag was compensated by using a larger turbo then what an underhood setup would use. A small electric oil pump sent engine oil to the turbo for lubrication - as for electronics... I don't know about that one.
Point in case - this is brilliantly simple - why hasn't anyone come up with this idea years ago? No crazy manifolds to make & no underhood fitment issues..... wow - all I can say is I wish I could show you the article but I don't have the magazine in front of me - I will grab it and scan it for you all to read in the next week - I want to do this - I wonder how I could start? I'm in such a rural part of Illinois with no turbo guru's around me.... sigh.
Thoughts?
