I’m in a dilemma…I am making my own custom turbo kit and I bought a really nice polished stainless manifold. I don’t have A/c anymore but I still have power steering. Now having a decent amount of room to place my turbo either way, which way would / do you guys place it? exhaust side to left or right? I am asking because if I place the exhaust to the left it will be easy to make a DP but then it will be hard to have intake filter, and if it is to the right it will be a little more difficult to make the DP and I will have an intake filter much easier. I Dunno??? Any one have pics or suggestions PLEASE…thanks.
BTW it is a t3/t4e with a 4 bolt flange…anyone using 3in DP straight from that???
I have my exhaust side on my driver’s side-still have AC, still have p/s, and runnin a filter. It’s the t3/t4 snail too. I had to cut some fan backing and shave a little off the p/s bracket, but it worked. I know member qwkteg125 has his mounted the other way but he’s runnin a pretty big snail-he ditched his A/C, though and is running a civic rad.
I don’t have a clear pic of mine, but here’s Don’s(qwkteg125)
they call that a radiator? Wouldnt it be better to get a bigger radiator when u get a turbo… [/B]
It’s actually not going to lose as much cooling ability as you would first think. It’s half the length but twice the thickness. The last I heard, he hadn’t had an overheating issues,.
that’s the same size radiator that i have (97 del sol radiator dual core) it’s actually alot better than the one we have stock. it takes up half the room and allows more air to get in and ciculate. it holds the same capacity as our stock radiators also. someone correct me if i’m wrong…
although capacity of my delsol radiator is about the same, it’s probably is a little bit less efficient since it does not have the same surface area of the stock full-length one. but still, i don’t have any cooling issues running that radiator, at least not when combined with redline water wetter & a spoon themostat/fan switch. you could also go aftermarket & get a fluidyne or pwr civic radiator if you want to switch to half-size but are concerned about cooling.
and to answer the original question, benefits to running the compressor on the drivers side is shorter intercooler piping, less bends in the downpipe, short & straight oil return line, no shaving of the block needed to fit the turbo, & easier filter placement. if you get a manifold designed to run the turbo in this position instead of the standard drag one that i have then you probably won’t even need to switch to a delsol radiator like i did if you don’t want to.
btw, rob where have you been? i have your wastegate. check your e-mail…
Originally posted by qwkteg125
[B]and to answer the original question, benefits to running the compressor on the drivers side is shorter intercooler piping, less bends in the downpipe, short & straight oil return line, no shaving of the block needed to fit the turbo, & easier filter placement. if you get a manifold designed to run the turbo in this position instead of the standard drag one that i have then you probably won’t even need to switch to a delsol radiator like i did if you don’t want to.
btw, rob where have you been? i have your wastegate. check your e-mail… [/B]
Hey thanks alot guys…qwkteg, by any chance do you have a better pic of your downpipe? And also how did you make it (with one 3in u-bend)? I think I’ll just do my set up like yours. Evan
i think you could get away with using one u-bend but i used two.
it’s a 2.5" downpipe with a 3" adapter at the end because it didn’t look like there would be any way for me to make a full 3" pipe fit on the turbo flange & still be able to fit the bolts in.
Originally posted by qwkteg125 i think you could get away with using one u-bend but i used two.
it’s a 2.5" downpipe with a 3" adapter at the end because it didn’t look like there would be any way for me to make a full 3" pipe fit on the turbo flange & still be able to fit the bolts in.
WOW, that looks really good! I was thinking that I wouldn’t be able to us the 3in piping for the same reasons…that sucks…oh well 2.5 it is then. thanks for the picture:up:
just a thought and this is some what related so i thought id post here instead of a new one. wouldnt going with a radiator from a del sol or aftermarket one such as a fluidyne for a del sol leave room for a oil cooler??? and if so would it be a good spot.
i noticed in the picture of the motor, he has a line looks like its coming directly left of the head in the picture. Is that just the oil line feed for the turbo, also I am still learning but the turbos have a live on the top and bottom of them top is for the oil feed and bottom is return, as in to the oil bung tapped into the oil pan right. the top line is coming from where, the head right? Sorry im still illiterate in this subject a little.
