Probably not, but there might be components of the system that we could produce, like the water to air cooler that we are looking at. It's got a cross-flow design that would be pretty unique.
SO Eric, you're saying this is nothing but a high-tech muffler to save your hearing on the trip down, and to cool the exhaust just a bit? Ummm hmmmm... See you at MOTD
Yep, we have the straight exhaust on a v-band clamp, so one bolt will change the exhausts. We'll bring both.
Good to see people still pushing the limits with the R53 - looks like a better "fit" for the mini then a conventional twin charge Any updates on this and any chance of some more pictures please - where do you route the turbo line back into the intake?
Rear mounted turbo. STS was the first company to build these and they are a great way of adding a turbo. Really solves the packaging and under hood heat issues.
Umm I don't think Eric (@Helix) did this as something that would go in production but more as a "check this out" project for the Wilderbeast. I don't know of anyone else that has put a rear mounted turbo in an R53 Mini while also still running the stock SC.
The car is really rippin now. I am waiting our new R53 Liquid/Air intercooler to come in from the factory then I will retune and dyno. BTW this is a Mini with 134k on the clock and a basicly stock motor. I think I may be pretty close to the 300WHP mark.
I REALLY hate to say this but I am really liking the gold wheels more and more on the Wildebeest everytime I see a different picture. They just go with it.
Any shots from under the hood? I am interested in seeing how you routed the turbo lines back to the intake? If you don't want to share any of this information I understand :wink:
Man, that is so much cleaner than the normal T/C setup. Eric, have you measured the difference in temps between just out of the turbo compared to up front? That's got to beneficial in overall air cooling.