Remote mount turbo

TeaBagger2006

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I been thinking way to much on this subject.
Besides the obvious plumbing that has to take place and relocating of things(like the stuff you move when you twin). Is there anything else that has to be modified?
would the header lenghts affect spool up significantly?
Could you reverse the flow on the intercooler so you don't have run a IC pipe across the whole bay? In all honesty I can't really think of any drawbacks on doing this other than it's not practical but you would be able to service the turbo much easier and I would assume you could run bigger turbos more easily. Plus the way lbz are plumbed up top is horrible so this would give you more room to improve the runners and bridge.
I like singles , so when the day comes this is something I would deffinatly consider.
I'm just thinking outloud so any imput is welcome
 
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If you could move the engine forward a foot and down about a foot everything would be way so much easier it kills me to change a turbo on dmax then help a friend with his cummins im like damn I wish my turbo was that easy to change and work on
 
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oil. It can't drain and needs to be pumped back up to the engine. Dirt. you can't just slap an air filter on the turbo and go, there is a TON of dirt kicking around under there, even on the interstate. Water. You'll have to plumb the intake up someplace, and there really isn't a good spot to take it that won't make the suction side of things way too long. Heat. Turbos like it, and you loose most of it by the time the exhaust gets there. This can be worked around by sizing the turbine correctly, however you're still loosing alot of useable energy there, and hence having to further choke the exhaust to get it back. Just my take, in the end the choice is yours. If you do this be sure to take pics! :thumb:
 
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Turbo Performance

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I know of at least a few guys running a remote mount with good success. Heat loss is an issue but you can tighten up the exhaust housing a little and run blankets to keep the heat in the pipe. Makes classing chargers a lot easier.

Mike S, why would you have to pump the oil back into the engine? You could drain it just like a twin. I don't see any issues with going to a remote mount, oil wise.
 
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Turbo Performance said:
Mike S, why would you have to pump the oil back into the engine? You could drain it just like a twin. I don't see any issues with going to a remote mount, oil wise.
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You can't gravity feed oil back to a sump that is above the drain. The only way you MIGHT be able to get around this is to mount the turbo inside the bed rather than under it along the frame rail, but I would still not be comfortable having that much oil just sitting there under the truck.

If you look at the companys that manufacture these remote mount kits, they all include a scavange pump for the oil drain side of the turbo cartridge. There is a reason for this. You cannot have oil pooling up in the drain of the turbo or it will destroy the seals and then the engine eats oil as well as spewing it out the turbine housing.
 
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TeaBagger2006 said:
I been thinking way to much on this subject.
Besides the obvious plumbing that has to take place and relocating of things(like the stuff you move when you twin). Is there anything else that has to be modified?
would the header lenghts affect spool up significantly?
Could you reverse the flow on the intercooler so you don't have run a IC pipe across the whole bay? In all honesty I can't really think of any drawbacks on doing this other than it's not practical but you would be able to service the turbo much easier and I would assume you could run bigger turbos more easily. Plus the way lbz are plumbed up top is horrible so this would give you more room to improve the runners and bridge.
I like singles , so when the day comes this is something I would deffinatly consider.
I'm just thinking outloud so any imput is welcome
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Mike_S said:
You can't gravity feed oil back to a sump that is above the drain. The only way you MIGHT be able to get around this is to mount the turbo inside the bed rather than under it along the frame rail, but I would still not be comfortable having that much oil just sitting there under the truck.

If you look at the companys that manufacture these remote mount kits, they all include a scavange pump for the oil drain side of the turbo cartridge. There is a reason for this. You cannot have oil pooling up in the drain of the turbo or it will destroy the seals and then the engine eats oil as well as spewing it out the turbine housing.
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I was under the assumption that he wanted to move his single to the corner of the engine bay where a twin would be, not a rear mount, like an STS. Based off what he was talking about moving anyway.
 
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ripmf666

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Turbo Performance said:
I was under the assumption that he wanted to move his single to the corner of the engine bay where a twin would be, not a rear mount, like an STS. Based off what he was talking about moving anyway.
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Thats the way I read it he wants to move it like Robs truck. Now the STS kits are sweet and the cars I have seen are very fast for what they have done to them.
 
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Mike_S said:
You can't gravity feed oil back to a sump that is above the drain. The only way you MIGHT be able to get around this is to mount the turbo inside the bed rather than under it along the frame rail, but I would still not be comfortable having that much oil just sitting there under the truck.

If you look at the companys that manufacture these remote mount kits, they all include a scavange pump for the oil drain side of the turbo cartridge. There is a reason for this. You cannot have oil pooling up in the drain of the turbo or it will destroy the seals and then the engine eats oil as well as spewing it out the turbine housing.
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Your thinking of WAY REMOTE mount :rofl: Im pretty sure hes just talking about next to the engine.
 
TeaBagger2006

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Yeah I meant having it next to the engine where the big twin would go.
As for the intercooler , would it work the same if the flow was reversed?
 
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Nope i was told 1,200$ and if i had custom up pipes they needed to know the dimensions
 
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paint94979 said:
I was quoted 1200$ not to bad IMHO... if you swap turbos a lot this is a must have
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Takes me around 15 minutes to pull a turbo off, most of the time im waiting for it to cool. To be honest, if you know a good tig welder, i would buy a set of ricks reversed headers, or manifolds, and make the kit, its pretty easy. I heard one of Empires trucks the other weekend, and they still have the cackle, they dont sound like mine, or Eds, or others ive heard.
 
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