Why big turbo guys prefer front mount over V?
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If you went with a quality fmic and radiator with the proper ducting and say dual 25row oil coolers and e85. Would that be enough to keep the temps down enough for those times I make it to a road course or vmount be best. oh yea and a vented hood to
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My big turbo front mount car does not overheat and is daily driven not a track only car.
Oem stats and radiator cap.
Ebay thick *** aluminum rad.
Gilmer pulleys with oem fan and shroud
Oem under bellypan.
S5 front bumper no extra cuts or ducting
Went with a electric fan setup and it did ran way hotter,went back 2 oem fan and no issues at all.
Oem stats and radiator cap.
Ebay thick *** aluminum rad.
Gilmer pulleys with oem fan and shroud
Oem under bellypan.
S5 front bumper no extra cuts or ducting
Went with a electric fan setup and it did ran way hotter,went back 2 oem fan and no issues at all.
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i hate front mounts s4 rx7s dont have enough vent for them thats why im selling my kit . i have a aluminum rad too with and electric fan on speed 2 all the time when i drive around . all the air gets blocked from the frontmount. im doing a custom vmount cause after doing 2 hardhighway pulls on car gets soo hot in summer time
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V mounts have less piping which usually helps spool...since filling up a smaller volume is easier than a larger one with extra piping....and a huge truck sizes FMIC.
I have a FMIC just because my car came with it and its cheaper to stick with it. I would do a V mount if I chose from the get go, because of easier cooling, faster spool, etc.
I have a FMIC just because my car came with it and its cheaper to stick with it. I would do a V mount if I chose from the get go, because of easier cooling, faster spool, etc.
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My big turbo front mount car does not overheat and is daily driven not a track only car.
Oem stats and radiator cap.
Ebay thick *** aluminum rad.
Gilmer pulleys with oem fan and shroud
Oem under bellypan.
S5 front bumper no extra cuts or ducting
Went with a electric fan setup and it did ran way hotter,went back 2 oem fan and no issues at all.
Oem stats and radiator cap.
Ebay thick *** aluminum rad.
Gilmer pulleys with oem fan and shroud
Oem under bellypan.
S5 front bumper no extra cuts or ducting
Went with a electric fan setup and it did ran way hotter,went back 2 oem fan and no issues at all.
#18
Running the HKS cast manifold and the Garrett T04S turbo... V-mount fits fine.. even the airpump is left on there =)
LINK Garaget | Mazda RX-7 (1994)
wanna play "hide the turbo" ? =)
but yeah most have a manifold that sets the turbo to far up and forward to get a goos V-mount fitted
LINK Garaget | Mazda RX-7 (1994)
wanna play "hide the turbo" ? =)
but yeah most have a manifold that sets the turbo to far up and forward to get a goos V-mount fitted
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I went with a v-mount for the Following reasons;
Both radiator and intercooler access equally fresh air.
Total volume of system, turbo to throttle, is kept at a minimum.
Looks ******* sick
Check my First gen Setup, this is how I left it around the beginning of Nov. Im in MN, so Ill be back out there in a few weeks.
Both radiator and intercooler access equally fresh air.
Total volume of system, turbo to throttle, is kept at a minimum.
Looks ******* sick
Check my First gen Setup, this is how I left it around the beginning of Nov. Im in MN, so Ill be back out there in a few weeks.
#22
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my Freddy FMIC has been the biggest pain in the *** to install...
i wish i had just went with an apexi- like unit that sits under the hood latch. the extra inches of the intercooler doesn't seem worth it to cut the **** out of my crash bar.
i wish i had just went with an apexi- like unit that sits under the hood latch. the extra inches of the intercooler doesn't seem worth it to cut the **** out of my crash bar.
#24
It is hard to see it from this view, but we use a very tall Ron Davis Radiator, and Greddy 2 row intercooler directly in front. The greddy intercooler blocks less than half the radiator. Both water and intake temps remained cool even in 120deg F AZ days( old shop location). We do use water injection to help with the undersized intercooler core. The intercooler piping is very short, and the air does not have make a 90 degree turn( which it does not like to do naturally). We also get a much larger radiator than one can fit in the V-mount position which is necessary for high boost applications.
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It is hard to see it from this view, but we use a very tall Ron Davis Radiator, and Greddy 2 row intercooler directly in front. The greddy intercooler blocks less than half the radiator. Both water and intake temps remained cool even in 120deg F AZ days( old shop location). We do use water injection to help with the undersized intercooler core. The intercooler piping is very short, and the air does not have make a 90 degree turn( which it does not like to do naturally). We also get a much larger radiator than one can fit in the V-mount position which is necessary for high boost applications.
sk8world is wanted to step up to a s475, but i dont think his A-spec manifold will filt the thing.