Has anyone tried or seen a rear mounted turbo set up on a CL/TL?

 

The member rear turbo cls6 has done it.

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-cl-2001-2003-50/turbo-cls6-shout-out-azine-799600/

You will see plenty of people going on and on and bitching about how the turbo could get hit with rocks and stuff yet there are plenty of people out there with them on countless cars that have no issues with it.

 

Looks like his isn't rear mounted according to his post "I originally was going to go with the rear turbo setup but my mechanic ran the rear turbo setup and said he made great power but the problems were so bad that he took the setup off. So I decided to go with a top mount. As for injectors, I didnt know how reliable the rdx setup was so I went with lucas 440cc injectors. Aeromotive fpr and obx fuel injectors. Which leads me to my next question....Im a little unsure of how to setup the fuel rails with the fpr. Could anyone give me a brief explanation of how that setup would go?"

 

OK, then no one has a read mounted setup.

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You can always have a shield made to protect the turbo. I'm more curious about running the oil lines, vacuum lines, and where the filter would be mounted. I know every winter it would have to be removed to keep it from getting covered in snow & salt unless I buy another car. I figure if I ran e-manage at only 5-6psi, it would be a fairly reliable setup.

 

I have thought about it before.
A Twin Turbo setup like they have for the new vettes.

Their plenty of room under ours if you take out the mufflers

 

I'd most likely run a single turbo with a single sided exhaust though.

 

I can't imagine a rear mounted turbo would be particularly efficient compared to one in the engine bay.

 

I was talking with a guy last night about this as he has duals on his G8. He said that it's actually easier to mount and work on as it's more open and accessible. He had issues finding the oil feed/return lines and vacuum lines. He previously had a low mounted TT setup and said there isn't a difference in efficiency or lag times.

 

I would think installing in engine bay would be easier and more protected. The cl has plenty room left in the bay.

 

Actually, factor in weight distribution. Rear turbo setup=more weight in the back plus all that extra piping, then you don't even need to worry about the pain in the ass battery relocation.

 

After relocating the battery, having a custom manifold made, custom downpipe and then piecing together a FMIC piping system. I've turboed a few Hondas before and it's not easier from what I've read about the rear mounts. And overall, this rear mount could be cheaper too.

 

EDIT: I just realized I sketched it up backwards... Basically everything would be reversed with the intake on the driver's side and the exhaust on the passenger side.

This is what I'm thinking:

 

What are you going to do to stop heat soak between pipes ?Charge and exhaust pipe are right next to eack other.

 

FMIC & exhaust wrap will help a little.

 

What about rust?

 

Stainless Steel piping and shielded components. My factory exhaust on my '02 has almost no rust on it now and I live in the snow belt. (Nebraska) lol

 

So the sketch I did won't work either due to the sway bar after looking at some pictures of the under carriage. Looks like I would have 1 of the following 3 setups:
Driver's side exhaust:


Passenger Exhaust & Intake:


Passenger Exhaust, Driver Side Intake: