Old school Mugen Turbo
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Joined: Jan 2006
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how so? i might end up spending a little more for a water/air intercooler setup but i'd have less resistance and piping from the turbo to the intake... i hope you weren't referring to me actually purchasing this turbo kit... that's just ridiculous, i probably have a better chance of getting my hands on a JDM NSX before i could get this turbo!! lol i'm no turbo expert don't get me wrong i've read through all the turbo faq's, it's a bit of a pain because a lot of the links that don't work anymore and pictures are always so much easier to understand... but from my understanding the shorter the path with fewer bends help make a better boost...
Thanks!! i'm in the process of searching for an old skool rex to do this setup on... i really only want to do this in that car, so it might be a while til this is done, i've been collecting parts for this car...
Thanks!! i'm in the process of searching for an old skool rex to do this setup on... i really only want to do this in that car, so it might be a while til this is done, i've been collecting parts for this car...
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 14
i was reffering to the liquid to air intercooler. think the liquid wont cool it off nearly as much as air would so that would be higher intake temps and its alot more expensive then a 100 intercooler kit on ebay. the liquid to air you the hoses,resivior, intercooler, pump, and then you have to wire it all up. thats alot more hassle. if your just going with a fun dd then just go conventional and save the hassle and have a better system. you will not notice a difference in boost threshold from having more piping on a low hp build
) and of course all the piping...It just sounds so much easier to cut the exhaust, weld in a tube with a T3 flange, buy an a/c rad and random small reservoir at a jy, order a pump for it, pay the same for an intercooler as i would if i were to buy piping and intercooler...
I was also reading that water/air intercoolers absorb more heat than a/a because water has a higher heat thing (can't think of the correct terminology right now) such as being why we use liquid radiators for engines...
besides why be conventional? nobody really wants to be like everyone else? even if i spend a couple more bucks apparently it's something not a lot of people have done... at least no one on here as said they've done it... i've heard of Muscle cars or V8's putting turbos in the rear of the car under the gas tank but not like this!! tucked in behind the engine...
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Joined: Aug 2009
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i stumbled across this, it was in an old rex and done somewhat closer to your "conventional" turbo, it's cheating the system a bit, but let's just say i use it as a fun dd, but want the occasional drag run, i could throw ice in and wala!! that is condensation on that intercooler...
here's the actual layout of the whole thing...
here's the actual layout of the whole thing...
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Joined: Aug 2009
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i'm sure ya'll have seen this one... he has heating issues, so he has holes drilled in his header panel... and like i said, intercooler just chilling out front... not quite my style, i like the sleeper look... driving something old and not too flashy but can get up and go when it has to...
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Joined: Jan 2006
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flat black the intercooler and no one would even know. the turbo behind the engine is fine but alot of people have ran liquid to air and they dont hold up nearly as well as air to air becuase the pump constanly has to run which makes it fail quicker. just seriously look into its not worth it man. just search liquid to air on this site and see what comes up
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Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 14
no way man, that's over twenty years old!! hahaha i'm having enough trouble sourcing suspension parts for this car, on Redpepperracing.com we've gone as far as started making our own short shifters and random other knick knacks just to keep the car going!!
