Originally Posted by Infinite
Thats the first thing I looked at doing, but for the NA guys the TB sits very very low. I dont feel like making a new intake manifold yet (broke college student, lol)
my current idea would place the battery in the hatch, and theres enough slack in the ecu wiring (the crossover from the drivers side to pass. enclosure) to simply drill a hole in the firewall with a grommet and put the ecu behind the dash either in the center or pass. side
the turbo would then occupy this space, keeping exhaust and intercooler piping simple and short.
The rear mount would still be easiest, but I think the losses from such long piping might be a little counter productive
You don't want to take the time and effort to put a turbo in this car only to run it through this bulbous intake. It's designed for the air to be drawn through it. If you're going to turbo the car, you have to work on the intake. I mean you don't have to but why do it poorly. It would be like running a fire hose through a garden nozzle.