drewsky

how do people hook turbochargers to V-8's or 6s? which side of the exhaust is moving the turbine? im so confused.please explain.

Redline03GT

They are setup pretty much the same way for any engine. If you want a detailed explanation, go to www.howstuffworks.com and go under the automotive section and click on turbochargers.

cammedlx

most of the time i see on a stang it was the driver side header pushing the turbo

drewsky

but doesnt that wear down one side of the engine because the exaust has to move the turbine.

fuzi0nz

im not sure...so get tt's

94Cbra

I seriously doubt adverse cylinder wear one 1 side will be an issue for a single turbo. Cylinders are damaged from heat and detonation. A little backpressure isnt gonna mess anything up.

FoxGT

Lol, all 8 or 6 of the exhaust pipes are routed to one turbo I have some pictures of some setups if you would like. Saab tried a setup on a v8 with only one bank on the turbo & came up with horrible results. As far as where the turbo resides, this depends on their header setup. I've seen v8s with it mounted in front of the engine, where the battery is, in the fender, sticking out of the hood, I've even saw one setup with the turbo in the trunk suprisingly it ran a high 5 at the local track (1/8th)

drewsky

if you could post them up here that would be cool im trying to get a lot of different ideas.

FoxGT

Well they arent all from v8's, some are from v6. Still want?

drewsky

yah i dont really care if its 8 or 6 i just wana see kinda how it works