DAT510 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 All that work...and with a auto. failure. Maybe the turbos on mufflers is a stealth thing? :ninja: Or a really really really really stupid idea. Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 4 stroker snowmobiles do remote turbo kits all the time. Mounted at the rear on the can. That's mostly due to space restraints under the hood. Keeps under hood temps down too. Not sure why you'd do it on a car??? Cool points??? Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 By the time the exhaust has gotten all the way back to the turbo it has cooled and shrunk and much of the energy has been wasted. It's a retarted idea. Quote Link to comment
pants Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 Feel free to correct me, but that doesnt seem so bad. The welds look pretty good, apart from the two bolts used to hold it against the face Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 they do it on vettes all the time usually used in cars where engine bay space is limited and they keep the gasses hot and flowing by running a smaller diamiter pipe to the rear Quote Link to comment
Rhapakatui Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I've been considering the idea for my truck. There's definitely no where to put them up front. If it's pointless, I wont waste my time or money. I'd hope to make it look better than some of these. The corvette was my inspiration for the idea. Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 downpipe fail ... the wraped one is the one I made to replace the other one ... my buddy paid for that ahahah Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 I'm on the fence whether I should just post a link to my projects in this thread ... :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
Hardwyre Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 WTF....That must be a bitch to drive in the summer. Jesus christ... did he.... are those... They are! Quote Link to comment
mcmlxxxv Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 ho shit.... yes they are..... Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 The thing about the vette rear mount turbo kit is they don't weld flanges into the casing of some cheapo muffler. I've seen that kit installed on horespower tv, it was very clean, but didn't add much hp for the cost. And it didn't mount under the seat. That setup is in a late 90's camaro which has plenty of room for a turbo. Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Yeah, used to see guys do that every day, just no thought at all. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 No thought at all because those tanks and hoses are rated to take way more abuse then grinding wheel sparks. Those tanks are drawn or forged then heat treated to meet ICC3A2015 or DOT3A2015 standards..... Now if it was the slag falling on the tanks/hoses thats a dif story lol. I have seen people burn right though the hoses and turn them into whipping flame throwers :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I have seen people burn right though the hoses and turn them into whipping flame throwers :rofl: That's kinda funny :rofl: ^^^ Maybe build giant paper-machea fire breathing dragon around hoses ? Lol Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 That's kinda funny :rofl: ^^^ Maybe build giant paper-machea fire breathing dragon around hoses ? Lol Haha I opted to run like hell :w00t: Quote Link to comment
Rhapakatui Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Haha I opted to run like hell :w00t: Seen this before. Ten guys run screaming like idiots. One guy calmly walk over and turns off bottles. Like a boss. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Ha ha I was at a bar-b- once and the gas tank hose was loose. The flame jumped from the grill down onto the regulator... screaaming, running... everone trying to be somwhere else. The owner was cool, he walked slowly into the garge to get the extinguisher while his wife is yelling do somethng. I reached over and turned the gas off at the bottle. He comes out (walking slowly) with the extinguisher and shrugs and takes it back. 2 Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Seen this before. Ten guys run screaming like idiots. One guy calmly walk over and turns off bottles. Like a boss. Ya when I company pays me like a boss I act like one. When I'm 17yo and getting paid shit its not my problem I'm out of there lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 You know, it amazes me people don't understand pressure more. If you have x pressure going out, it's not possible to suck flame back into a bottle and have it explode unless it's right at the edge of empty and somehow got a lot of oxygen in it. I've had people freak out because I made a mini-torch for spiders or whatnot with a lighter and a can of brake cleaner. Sometimes the straw catches fire if you get a few bursts in between. Still, with a full can, it's not going to suck back in with propellant shooting out under pressure. Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 This is more my concern about showering the regulator in sparks, I've seen hoses blow before too, and it's not that big of a deal. But RBO is a big deal, and regulators aren't exactly cheap to replace when the gauges are all pitted and the reg. is full of grinding dust. It's just a dumb, lazy practice in my opinion. When I ran a shop, I always taught everybody not to do it. Better safe than sorry. Burns are for life. Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Anyway, on to more fails! Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 MORE OF THE SAD Z Quote Link to comment
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