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Sweet! I have always wanted to do a rear mount turbo.
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It's been tried on bikes, but they were scrapped, so they resorted to superOriginally Posted by AMG-Jerry
Sweet! I have always wanted to do a rear mount turbo.
charging them. Why would anyone would rear mount a turbo kit on a car. It's
not like there isn't any space to work with...
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Damn, I thought this was going to announce an LET sponsored SRT-6... 



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The R170 chassis is way narrower than the W203 so our options aren't as great for an engine bay mounted one. Besides these have proven to be good alternatives to the traditional mounting methods. Everyone I have talked to with an STS setup is very happy with their performance.Originally Posted by neihouma
It's not like there isn't any space to work with...
I pulled up next to an 05 Mustang GT a while back and asked the guy about it. He said was putting down 415hp to the wheels with only 5 lbs of boost. He did spend some more money on a custom tune though. Thing sounded sweet!
Our resonator is a pretty large piece which when removed opens up a good area. The pic I uploaded is where the resonator used to live.
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charging them. Why would anyone would rear mount a turbo kit on a car. It's
not like there isn't any space to work with...
Weight distribution, I know rear mounted turbos are commonplace on C5 vettes, im sure many others as well. Originally Posted by neihouma
It's been tried on bikes, but they were scrapped, so they resorted to supercharging them. Why would anyone would rear mount a turbo kit on a car. It's
not like there isn't any space to work with...
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Originally Posted by Illegal Machine
Damn, I thought this was going to announce an LET sponsored SRT-6... 
we may be able to work somerthing out...if you are really interested in this project, let me know...good to talk to you!