Turbo Orientation
Turbo Orientation I'm in the midst of a custom build and I'm trying to lay out what will fit where. Does a turbo have to sit in a certain orientation? The only reason I can see it matter would be oiling.
A buddy of mine said it needs to be placed with the inlet from the exhaust facing down, but I've also seen builds with this facing up so I'm not sure. I'm looking at placing it with the exhaust inlet flange facing down, but with the entire turbo on a 45° angle along the turbine axis, with the compressor inlet facing up and forward and the exhaust output facing down and back. Is this gonna cause issues with oiling or any other aspects of performance? I might be able to fit it horizontal if it's absolutely critical but if it doesn't matter then I'll be better off angling it.
A buddy of mine said it needs to be placed with the inlet from the exhaust facing down, but I've also seen builds with this facing up so I'm not sure. I'm looking at placing it with the exhaust inlet flange facing down, but with the entire turbo on a 45° angle along the turbine axis, with the compressor inlet facing up and forward and the exhaust output facing down and back. Is this gonna cause issues with oiling or any other aspects of performance? I might be able to fit it horizontal if it's absolutely critical but if it doesn't matter then I'll be better off angling it.
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You should be able to clock them any way you wish. Some of them have v-bands you loosen. Mine had bolts to loosen but you need to kep the center section facing up and down for oiling. Other than that you can carefully rotate the housings to where you want then tighten everything down. Be careful though since there's not much room at all on the compressor side between the wheel and the wall. Hope this helps (and is correct lol).
You should be able to clock them any way you wish. Some of them have v-bands you loosen. Mine had bolts to loosen but you need to kep the center section facing up and down for oiling. Other than that you can carefully rotate the housings to where you want then tighten everything down. Be careful though since there's not much room at all on the compressor side between the wheel and the wall. Hope this helps (and is correct lol).
It’ll be mounted on the passenger side of the engine compartment with the compressor inlet pointing up and forward. If this doesn’t make sense I’ll get a picture tonight.
