Rear mounted turbo?
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Been looking around the forum for a couple months now doing some research before I try anything or say anything stupid but...
I searched but couldn't find anything on this and was wondering if anyone had tried a rear mounted turbo on a miata. I know a friend who put an STS rear mount on his rx8 and is running 7-8 PSI pushing out about 350 RWHP. I'm not sure where there would be room for a turbo under a miata but it seemed like a decent idea to keep the engine bay temps down. I'd like to know what you guys thought about this system. Thanks in advance...
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I searched but couldn't find anything on this and was wondering if anyone had tried a rear mounted turbo on a miata. I know a friend who put an STS rear mount on his rx8 and is running 7-8 PSI pushing out about 350 RWHP. I'm not sure where there would be room for a turbo under a miata but it seemed like a decent idea to keep the engine bay temps down. I'd like to know what you guys thought about this system. Thanks in advance...
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there is plenty of room under there once you get rid of the factory muffler.
We toyed with the idea a bit for my daily driver before I settled on the BEGi S. the idea of having to run an additional pump(s) to get oil(& water) back there turned me off.
We toyed with the idea a bit for my daily driver before I settled on the BEGi S. the idea of having to run an additional pump(s) to get oil(& water) back there turned me off.
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The increased plumbing for both the charge piping and oiling isn't something I would want to deal with. Kurt Rohmer has threads here and miata.net about doing it. Most of his problems stem from not using the correct parts for any of his build. Everything he used was super cheap, such as rubber hose for charge piping.
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Never thought about that. Supposedly though a rear mount is supposed to be able tocool the charge with the long boost pipes leading up to the front so there is no need for a FMIC. Interesting idea but not sure if it is practical for our cars.
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if alta can squeeze a supercharger AND turbo under the hood of a mini, our engine bays can fit anything you can think of.
here's the link for anyone who cares-
http://altaminiperformance.com/produ.../22/Twurbo-Kit
here's the link for anyone who cares-
http://altaminiperformance.com/produ.../22/Twurbo-Kit
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Volvo 440 turbo as its nice and small to minimize spool up time.
Boost came in about 4k, lag was almost non-existant.
Enough said. That toy of a turbo should spool fully during cranking. IIRC, it's a Garrett T2 compressor wheel and a T15 Turbine at .48 A/R.