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Originally Posted by jerd_hambone

Not everyone is looking to get maximum power out of their cars. I think that the 600 bucks you could make a setup like that is worth 68hp. Look at the costs of doing a TII swap now a days.

I'm well aware, i'm doing a turbo 6pi at the moment. However you're going to spend the same amount of money either way if not more doing a remote mount. (i'm talking about turboing a 6pi and not a TII engine swap)

Think of 1200 for and engine and tranny, then 1200 for a rebuild not counting the hard parts it might need, possibly a new clutch, drive shaft, rear end.

try closer to 300-400 for an engine and tranny and ecu. if you want to rebuild it yourself you can get a soft seal kit for anywhere from 300-600, apex seals for another 300.

Honestly that is not a very cost effective mod if you look at it. Just to get rolling you are looking at well over 2k.

If you're turboing an NA engine you're going to be looking at that price range anyways unless you're going used on everything. You still need to upgrade your injectors, fuel computer (at the least), piping, lines, modifications to the engine to support the turbo (both oil and water). Then you have the supporting modifications like gauges, blow-off valves, external waste gates/milling out the internal wastegate. Then you have to send out for repairs or cleaning on all the used stuff like injectors. Both require modifications to the exhaust but I'd be pretty sure that it would be cheaper to produce a manifold and a down pipe than it would be to try and fit a turbo under the car. On top of all this you still run the risk of road damage to the turbo where it is. It will be exposed to road debris, pot holes, speed bumps, animals, etc.

You could say "take the cheaper way out and keep your NA tranny" But then it would turn into a flame war with people saying to take the weak NA tranny out and do a full TII sawp.

NA tranny's are good for about 300-350 hp unless you're doing 500+ there's no need to swap. That eliminates any conversion from the engine back. I promise you won't make enough power from a remote mount to warrant a conversion to a TII engine or drivetrain. However it will cost you MORE money if you decide later you'd like faster spool, more boost, where as if you mount it in the "normal" location all you need to do is either just swap the turbo or put in a boost controller. 600+(at the least) compared to 200+(at the most)

It's proven that it works, it is definitely effective. So from now on I would like the thread to be directed in the way I wanted it.

Sorry, it's not effective. It will work, but it will not be effective. That's like saying a knife is effective at killing people during a war. Yes it will work, but it's much more effective to use an M16 or an AK, probably cheaper too... this argument seems eerily familiar....

I would to know if anyone has actually done this? Not if someone knows its a shitty setup

You already have that information.

The question is really why are you so hell bent on doing a remote mount?