Question for the V8 guys

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Originally posted by biker's back
I was under the impression you can put a turbo just about anywhere in the car (even the trunk) aslong as the piping is hooked up correctly. The only downside I believe is that do to the length of pipe the boost isn't as strong as if the piping was shorter.

True, but that would be extremely inefficient. Since turbos worst principally in exhaust gas heat and velocity, the farther away you stuck them, the less efficient they become. That said I don't know that a head=mounted turbo would be a great idea either. You'd probably be getting boost at idle which sounds cool, but will melt a turbo in short order.