would this be a good system?
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was talking and thinking of way to mount my 2056 and was thinking of this over the standard setup, reasoning on this:

future cars wont need body mods just bonnet mods (i want a clubby next and dont want to fuck with it).

its unique...ish

exhaust can be made to flow a lot better than the standard unit both before and after the turbo.

will use the standard carb and plenum, not decided on inlet manifold yet.

can anyone see anything that will be a nusience/ or a performance loss?

Edited by Rick.SPI on 2nd Dec, 2010.

Edited by Brett on 2nd Dec, 2010.

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similar to mine, except mine has the compressor exit going over the rad,

Rick do you mean have the exhaust coming out of the front end? if so i think its going to be to be too loud with the exhaust that short. sorry if i got the wrong idea

Yes exhaust straight out the side but with a silencer noise isn't a big problem itl be a very weekend car anyway. Extra benefit being ground clearance with a 3inch exhaust that was planned. Is there any cons on performance with this setup. I don't think it will be sitting as high as the dons so shouldn't be a massive sight issue. Mine can't be as low as yours Joe as mines still 5 post and will be running the hif, I'm liking your setup tho.

doesn't the exhaust have to come out behind the driver for the MOT?

I'm not sure. Something I've got to ask.

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Been ok'd by the person who will be doing my mot

In that case go for it, will look and sound nice. good luck with it.

If you've got the turbo like the one in Joe's car, how are you going to get the carb in?

I think that exhaust would be fooking loud too. Like a chav's saxo!

I say go for it.

We ran a straight through pipe with no silencer out the back of my mates turbo, and my last NA engine was still louder with a janspeed back box.

So With a silencer it shouldn't be too bad.

How about a tractor style silencer, straight up out the bonnet?

Edited by minimole23 on 3rd Dec, 2010.

Coupe had a turbo mounted like this with a 3" bore going to a bike can (think it was a bike can) and if i remember correctly it was quite loud it came out behind the front wheel on the bottom of the A panel. he will correct me if im wrong :)

Also contemplating whether to add a screamer type wastegate but need to study this, what it's all about and wether it will really benefit me

someone was selling a homemade one that looks the dogs! have a quick search, i dont think it was sold it shouldnt be more than a month old the topic? its for a t3 though i think.

Mine will sit higher ie out of the bonnet and further forward so the carb will fit nicely behind and below it. If it ends up too loud I'll just route it another way but I won't find this out untill it's done.

joe C that engine give me the horn.

I run a supercharger and I don't care the TB is on the wrong side.
VEMS + 12 PSI + Liquid Intercooler = Small Bore FUN!

Hiff44 mate. Going to sit that behind either on the standard manifold or if needed on a swept down manifold. Will have to wait till I can mock up to see what needs what.

I assume you'll have a manifold made up to have the carb far away from the (really hot) turbo.

Given the difficulties of building such an inlet manifold, did you consider a remote turbo ?

No bulkhead mods and no bonnet mods either.
And you get rid of the potential inlet manifold issue.

Paul has some nice pics of his

Rusty by nature

I was planning to have the turbo as far away as on a standard metro or more if possible. And heat rises. As said nothing is set in stone and needs to be mocked up to see what's possible. A remote turbo would require me to have a remote servo wouldn't it?

Edited by Rick.SPI on 4th Dec, 2010.

If you're putting it in a genuine clubman, it won't have a servo. They came in in the mid 80's

It not in a clubby at the moment I've got to save for that one. Itl be in my cooper for a year or so.

GT clubbies had remote servo's from the factory I do believe.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

did a lil drawing :)