[fastang]

i have heard that if you get a turbo you have to get certin headers with a certin exhaust, i was going to get headers and an exhaust first but is there a certin kind i need?

[TurboLX]

there really is no kind, you can make your own by flipping the stock shorties and welding flanges on them

your also gonna need a downpipe

or just buy a kit and not have to worry about all that

[fastang]

if i buy long tube headers do i need to get a new exaust or would it work and sound fine on my sock exhaust, and do i need an x pipe or something

[TurboLX]

well if you get longtubes you cant run a turbo setup

If you buy long tubes, your better off getting an X pipe, sounds way better and you get a gain from it and worth the buy

stock exhaust=

[tlr96]

Originally Posted by TurboLX well if you get longtubes you cant run a turbo setup If you buy long tubes, your better off getting an X pipe, sounds way better and you get a gain from it and worth the buy stock exhaust=

and if you get lt's make sure its a shorty mid pipe that you get. and i would also get a new cat back if your going to do the headers and mid pipe.

[superman5.0]

just curios, you dont run LTs on a turbo because, it make less back pressure right? and the turbo feeds on back pressure? that right?

[TurboLX]

Turbo's do not like back pressure, thats why they need to be free flowing most of the time

[superman5.0]

so then why dont you do LTs with a turbo? they release the most back pressure outta headers

[stanglifemike]

Because turbos run off of the exhaust and need headers that work with them

[superman5.0]

damn i think i just dont understand. what headers work best then?

[TurboLX]

Turbo headers or stock turbo manifolds with flanges connected to them

[Regency 2007]

I have an 07 GT with stock exhaust manifolds and cats on it, I make plenty of power and am 100% legal!

Although you will see better spool without cats...

[MSO]

well first of all you need to have an understanding of how the turbo works

how can you use long headers? that wud put the turbo under the car lol

the turbo's spool is spun from the exhuast that comes from the engine, and is connected to the end of the manifold/header

the downpipe is connected to the turbo and is where the exhaust travels after spinning the turbine. the downpipe is usually the same size or bigger than the rest of the exhaust to allow that free-flow of exhaust, whereas a header is usually smaller

maybe someone shud post up a "how turbos work" so they can understand

[Fluffy The Rhino]

You can run turbo with longtubes.

http://www.ststurbo.com/

Options are available : )

Here's what it would look like on an '05 Mustang....

[NoRegrets]

Originally Posted by FluffyTheRhino You can run turbo with longtubes. http://www.ststurbo.com/ Options are available : ) Here's what it would look like on an '05 Mustang....

Haha, I was gonna say.. I KNOw I've seen turbos mounted in the rear of a Corvette.. So why couldn't they do it to a Mustang.

[Fluffy The Rhino]

You know this had to have been engineered by someone that went through the horrifying asspain of installing headers on a Mustang. I nearly punted a kitten into the sun when I was trying to install mine.

[nba1341]

the only ever rear wheel mounted turbos ive seen has been on camaros and corvettes


....why

[Blk01ponyGT]

you need turbo manifolds.....

[TurboLX]

Under the car is called remote mount

and i already made a thread on Turbo Theory