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Old 04-18-2008, 09:31 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by MaczPayne View Post
Unless you can find a way to retain all the thermal energy contained in the exhaust, you'll lose it as heat through the ultra-long manifold leading to the remote-mounted turbo. Not a very efficient design IMO.
I realize the design isn't as efficient as an underhood mounted turbo, but what I'm looking for is a way to add a turbo to an NA without all the underhood work required. I'm not looking to make huge power, I'm looking to run 5 -7 pounds of boost to give the car more pep.
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