I have noticed that some people have installed their turbo setups with the compressor on the right and the turbine on the left. I know that the downpipe flow is shorter and straighter along with the shorter IC piping flow(compressor to FMIC). Does this make any more HP/TQ than the common setups? I do like the more aggressive look with the turbocharger being more "exposed". Plus, I do noticed that the surrounding clearance is not too bad. I don't have A/C nor power steering in my car so the space in front of the timing belt is pretty adequate. Let me know of your opinions/comments. Thanks in advance.

 

My compressor is on the drivers side. Short IC piping, short downpipe.

Edit- and those two things result in more throttle response.

 

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Edit- and those two things result in more throttle response.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Same here

 

I like it like that because it makes everything less clutered, and you dont have a downpipe right by your oil drain

 

but you cant run ac that way

 

I think the only reason put the compressor on the passenger side is to clear A/C...otherwise it's so much easier to just put the compressor on the driver's side. Since you don't have A/C, i'd say do it the easy way even though the difference in HP is probably (I haven't seen studies) minmal.

 

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Edit- and those two things result in more throttle response.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I thought I was all alone

Phil

 

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Yes you can. My obx manifold lets me have a/c with my compressor on the driver side. Doesnt let me have a full size radiator tho, heh.

 

I like it on the passenger's side because I don't have enough room to run a filter the other way... because I have power steering...

 

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Or if you can't rotate the compressor housing because of the wastegate actuator like on the GT28R for example.

 

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Or if you can't rotate the compressor housing because of the wastegate actuator like on the GT28R for example.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks! Gotta learn somethin every day

 

i am running mine, compressor facing drivers side...A/C is overrated, thats what the wind is for.

 

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Horsepower shouldn't be effected either way. Throttle response/turbo response is what should be effected.

 

like moore boost stated response is what is affected the most this way(with lessic piping

 

i'm running mine with the compressor on the passengers side. mainly because i have a prelude and it works best with my setup. and i have probably the shortest length i/c piping here.

 

Having a foot less intercooler piping really doesn't do anything for improving throttle response, do you know how fast the air is moving in your charge pipes?