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Originally Posted by vex
That's the thing though, were not comparing a poorly tuned "regular" setup to a properly tuned remote mount. I'm comparing (at least) a properly tuned remote mount to a properly tuned "reg". Dollar for dollar it's going to be more effective to go with a "reg".
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I wasn't trying to make a comparison. I just wanted to see if someone had done it.
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I know it will work, but I doubt we'll see the gains we would if compared to a "reg" setup you know? It would be my opinion that it would cost more to do a remote mount on our cars than it would be to do a "reg".+1
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I stated that it would be an effective way of giving an NA engine a bit of extra go. I said nothing about trying to get the most power out of an NA.
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I have seen recently an s4 na short block for 100, an s4 tii for 150, and an s5 short block for 150. Tii tranny's can be had all day for 100-250 depending on seller. Put them on a pallet and it's 150 more to ship it to your door.
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But then what about the turbo, manifolds, wiring harness, sensors, an exhaust to mate with the turbo manifolds, TII hood for going top mount, or a big front mount?
As I said, I have never seen a TII longblock for 400 bucks.
But look at it this way. Everyone used to say there was no way of getting power out of an NA FC. Everyone said it was impossible to turbo one without it blowing up within a few hundred miles.
But people still tried it and did it successfully.
Maybe the remote mount is the same way?