Rear Mounted Turbos
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Rear Mounted Turbos
Not sure if anyone has seen this yet, but http://www.ststurbo.com/ they make a rear mounted turbo that runs cooler and produces more than a traditional turbo, and takes no space in the engine bay... and is less than 4k 
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Re: Rear Mounted Turbos
Originally Posted by SoloExceptional
Not sure if anyone has seen this yet, but http://www.ststurbo.com/ they make a rear mounted turbo that runs cooler and produces more than a traditional turbo, and takes no space in the engine bay... and is less than 4k
just so u know this has been brought up a millions times!
I better go tell my buddies...lol
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Re: Rear Mounted Turbos
The STS kit bothers me with their prices.... you pay over 3 grand for a kit with long pipes, a turbo and wategate, and a trick oiling system. If you can buy their oiling kit or fab your own, you could find a local shop with a mandrel bender and reproduce a kit like this for less than $2,000, if not $1,500. Price the parts and labor yourself, you'll see what i mean (i already did). The piping doesn't cost much, and a newb could figure the fab work out with a little research on the net. If the kit was closer to $2k, then i would call it a deal. But for what you get, it's not worth the money.
OTOH, if you're serious about turbocharging, get the PTK kit. Sure it's more, but you get what you pay for. Not to mention better performance, options, and a TON more potential. Spend $$$ once, and do it right with a front mount kit. It hasn't been done this way for decades just for ****s and giggles.
My $.02
OTOH, if you're serious about turbocharging, get the PTK kit. Sure it's more, but you get what you pay for. Not to mention better performance, options, and a TON more potential. Spend $$$ once, and do it right with a front mount kit. It hasn't been done this way for decades just for ****s and giggles.
My $.02
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Re: Rear Mounted Turbos
Originally Posted by Fast Caddie
The STS kit bothers me with their prices.... you pay over 3 grand for a kit with long pipes, a turbo and wategate, and a trick oiling system. If you can buy their oiling kit or fab your own, you could find a local shop with a mandrel bender and reproduce a kit like this for less than $2,000, if not $1,500. Price the parts and labor yourself, you'll see what i mean (i already did). The piping doesn't cost much, and a newb could figure the fab work out with a little research on the net. If the kit was closer to $2k, then i would call it a deal. But for what you get, it's not worth the money.
OTOH, if you're serious about turbocharging, get the PTK kit. Sure it's more, but you get what you pay for. Not to mention better performance, options, and a TON more potential. Spend $$$ once, and do it right with a front mount kit. It hasn't been done this way for decades just for ****s and giggles.
My $.02
OTOH, if you're serious about turbocharging, get the PTK kit. Sure it's more, but you get what you pay for. Not to mention better performance, options, and a TON more potential. Spend $$$ once, and do it right with a front mount kit. It hasn't been done this way for decades just for ****s and giggles.
My $.02