So my car is in storage for the cold winter up north, but I have still been working on my JDM tII swap. After taking months to collect the necessary parts, I finally got my turbo mounted. Seeing as though I don't have my car to make the necessary measurements, I would like to know if anyone can take a stab at whether or not this setup is gonna fit in an FC engine bay?

Pics:

 

i have the feeling you might need to rotate the compressor to make it work.

 

I agree. you won't be able to Fit anything to it unless you do That.
Take a look at some other Engine bay Pics on Forum Mike,You'll get the drift of what is what.
You are gonna be running Front Mount Intercooler,Correct?.

 

Rotate it? Where? I tried with the compressor housing COVER and it cant be done due to the bolt pattern... but I didnt think of at the turbine-compressor joint... i wonder if thats a good idea tho


Yeah, FMIC.

 

what on earth are you doing with an internally wastegated hotside like that? how do you expect to control boost? even if you can control boost, you'll have to crack the wastegate so early that it will reduce the response.

is that a vband turbine inlet? I can't tell. What manifold are you using? hard to see all that from the pics. that's also kind of a weird compressor cover. it has a vband outlet (common on turbos that are meant to run really high boost) but the inlet is definitely smaller than 4" .

What turbo is that???

 

The dual port actuator will be controlled with a profec B.
When I chose this setup I had quick response in mind. This is going to be my daily driver street car, not a race car.

The manifold is the HKS cast/log manifold and yes, its a v-band turbine inlet. It also has a v-band compressor outlet which is pretty lame but whatever. its a garrett GT38, 1.00 front, .84? or .86 rear, i forget

 

I don't think you are going to be happy with the internal wastegate. It's not too late to switch to something else. On an HKS cast manifold with a 40mm HKS external wastegate I couldn't control boost. It would sometimes creep 2-3 psi with a 10psi spring on straight wastegate pressure (not even a boost controller at all).

 

Looks like a ford or gm turbo setup

 

you'll have to rotate the turbo to make it fit

and then ur internal wastegate arm wont reach the flapper anymore..

I can't tell from the pic but it looks like the WG diagram can't be rotated..

how big is the WG flapper door? unless u restrict the exhaust.. u prob will have creeping issues..

you should probably sell the turbo.. and buy something more Rotary friendly..

 

with the compressor inlet clocked that way you have no room for the cold side piping cause it will hit the frame

 

You could rotate downwards, so the hot charge outlet is facing downwards for better clearance, but whichever way you go I would think your main concern is your wastegate. Try building a wastegate actuator bracket to keep its current location. otherwise you might need to result in purchasing an entire new system if you decide to go externally gated.

 

Thanks for your thoughts. Im gonna try disassembling and rotating.

 

glad you recieved the mani.