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 grogy
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| posted on September 21st, 2014 at 06:32 PM |
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what runs motor runs hottest[karmann ghia]
hi, the exact same motor, except one has a turbo under the apron tinware, the other has it inside the engine compartment.
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| posted on September 21st, 2014 at 08:48 PM |
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in the engine bay would be hotter and too hot for our conditions
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| posted on September 21st, 2014 at 09:05 PM |
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Yea, having such a heat generator in the cool air side of the tinware is a very bad idea.
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| posted on October 8th, 2014 at 05:18 PM |
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yea i see the logic in under the apron. i wonder how/why so many street turbos in usa, in places hotter than here have them in the engine bay with a
closed bootlid. some without even standoffs.
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| posted on October 9th, 2014 at 09:04 AM |
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Most of them aren't driven enough for heat to even be an issue plus VW shops are everywhere in the US and parts so cheap over there that many don't
care, if it blows up just get another.
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| posted on October 9th, 2014 at 11:35 AM |
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Agreed with all of the above (especially Joel)!
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| posted on October 10th, 2014 at 08:47 AM |
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Agreed with all of the above (especially Joel)!
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| posted on October 11th, 2014 at 10:11 AM |
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It's also done thru laziness and budget as trying to make a manifold to sit below the tinware and not have the turbo sit too far below the sump line
or too near the engine and rear valance takes much more time and effort to contort the pipework in such a fashion.
Above the tinware is much easier as you just feed 4 long pipes up into the engine bay with far less curves n bends involved.
In saying that tho a custom manifold is far cheaper to have made in USA and UK compred to here cos the labour rates are so much lower.
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