Build Thread Enola- Finishing touches
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The distance would be what, 2 feet of header verses 9' of pipe? That's just to get the hot stuff to the turbo, then it's gotta get back to the engine, just doesn't make sense to me, I know once it gets to boost all's good but damn, that's a long way to get there.
And it's gonna be cool as hell!!!
 
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I've seen remote mounts in Fox Bodies before that were put beneath the [removed] rear seat. The entire thread was filled with nay-sayers about how long it would take to get boost if he ever got boost.

From what I recall, it all worked just fine. Though it's true that you will have a larger area of down-pipe to pressurize, the change in area isn't really enough to be much of an issue. Since the exhaust material doesn't expand and pressure builds equally across all container surfaces, the differences are minimal.
 
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I did some googlefu last night, not because I think it's a bad idea but because I remember watching a certain small pickup drag racing with twin (I think) hair dryers in the bed, granted these were race cars but in reading I saw that the spool time is not that much different but the temps were definitely lower. Several mustangs had them under the back seat area that had the floor there modified. Mostly s197 cars and one s550 and they were street cars, I didn't come across any fox body's similar to this.
Here's to you, steve for taking a bellybutton and pushing the limits.
 
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Are you intercooling, too, or just relying on the long runs back to cool the air charge?

If I'm reading right, this is a TT Coyote motor? How wide of wheels and what tires are you going to be running?I imagine it's going to be a handful on any street compound.
 
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393cid stroked 351w with 190cc heads longtubes.. I am running a 285/35/18 in the rear. I have very conservative goals, this is mostly to make the car unique. If it makes 600 600 [damn well better] It will be a handful for sure.
 
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Noobz347 said:
You forgot the intercooler question.
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The massive surface area of the cold side and the air moving under the car acts as an intercooler. The consensus from testing is that no intercooler is needed.
I plan to spray water ethonal and alchohol mixed 33% each, these 3 will work together at differing thermal dissipation rates to cool the air charge and keep the piston cool.
 
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STS Turbo had remote turbo kits for Corvettes and people seemed to like them. One of the car shows did an episode about them.
 
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I have made further progress, but I need to get pictures of the cold side. I am having a real fun time getting the welds solid without pinholes... I am annoyed enough I considered trying to seal them with flashing tape [metal backed tape] but I will flap disk them down first and run a new bead across the welds first, if I have enough patience I can hit them with my tig.

passenger hot side.


this actually fits better than the tailpipe did.
 
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KZGUNS said:
I'm guessing the pipe is aluminized and that may be causing your issues. Have you tried cleaning each joint about an inch back with a grinder or flap disk?
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Yes it is aluminized, no I have not tried that. I will the next time I go to weld on it however. I can always paint the cold side, the hot side will just have to rust. I plan on header wrapping the hot side from the turbo over the axle.
 
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