Lower IC piping from Turbo

[Crazyjoker77]

Okay i'm looking to upgrade my Dejon sidemount to a front mount intercooler but the turbo i have has a elbow on it so it shoots towards the passenger side. I am not interested in cutting the elbow off so i need to see how people routed the pipes from the turbo facing that way to the driver side of a front mount intercooler. Pictures would be great so i can get a idea of what sorta bends i need to order for the install.

 

[absolute_DSM]

I see 2 options with that elbow'ed up turbo.

If its externally wastegated, you could clock it down so the elbows at its lowest point and run a top to bottom flow front mount. Not efficient at all. ---- You could also clock it down and run a 180 so its back towards the drivers side. Quite a maze.

If internal wastegated, youre options are limited to running an extra foot of piping with a ridiculous bend. Not very efficient either.

But you ask what you would need. It all depends on your intercooler, TB, if youre using an elbow at all, if the battery is in the way, etc... I checked your mods and it seems pretty stockish setup in the bay but heres what Im doing. If youre going short route, youll more than likely need that first 180 from the turbo, 1 more to get to the intercooler, a 90 from the intercooler, 90 to get under the rad support and pointed back up, straight piping to the battery spot, 90 to the TB. This all assumes relocated battery, NT TB, eBay intercooler 24x12x3 core.

Just my .02

 

[Crazyjoker77]

Well the turbo is internally gated and i will be using the dejon upper intercooler pipe that is made for the 3"gm maf. so ill be running the cold side of the intercooler to where the stock intercooler pokes into the engine bay. i relize this isnt the shortest route piping but is similiar to the routes used on sr20s so it cant be that bad im just kinda concerned about the hot pipes. I was really hoping for a picture so that it would convince me to drop the turbo and saw the elbow off and just run a silicon 90 to the drivers side...

 

[absolute_DSM]

Does this get your juices flowing?

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[Rice Over Wheat]

If you're asking how to turn a side shooter to a down shooter for a fmic, then you can cut the turbo outlet and use a 90* elbow. Or you can weld a 180* to just under the crossmember. Not the most elegant solution but it worked when I had a T28.