Mounting Turbo Upside Down

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02-19-2005 | 06:18 PM

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Mounting Turbo Upside Down

Are there any dissadvantages of mounting a turbo Upside down (flange up)?

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02-19-2005 | 06:20 PM

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I think you can mount them pretty much anyway you want. Maybe you can't because of the oiling though. Not sure.

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02-19-2005 | 06:21 PM

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I think you can mount them pretty much anyway you want. Maybe you can't because of the oiling though. Not sure.

It does not matter - you can clock the exhaust or compressor housing any direction and keep the oil feed and return perfect.

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02-19-2005 | 07:06 PM

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Are there any dissadvantages of mounting a turbo Upside down (flange up)?

If you put the return upside down...bad things happen. Just reclock the housings.

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02-19-2005 | 07:44 PM

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Do you mean exhaust outlet flange up.

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02-19-2005 | 08:05 PM

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no the exhaust inlet flange.

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02-19-2005 | 08:39 PM

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It doesn't matter at all. But the CHRA does you will need to clock them in.

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