Anyone have pics of a thirdgen running a turbo setup and retaining the factory ac. I was thinking of fabbing up a turbo kit but I would like to see some pics/proof that you can keep the ac.

 

Best one out there to date IMO....

BBS Designs' single and twin turbo setups....

http://www.bbsdesigns.net

 

does it allow you to keep your pass. side ac compressor?

 

 

DUDE! you're missing 1/4 of your engine!!!

 

If I only had a 6 banger!
It looks nice, lots of room.

 

Here are is a single turbo kit for the serpentine belt system and it keeps the A/C. You will need to get some heat shield blanket to cover the A/C dryer for better A/C performance. Or you can get the turbine cover and that will also do the trick.

 

Double post, sorry.

 

Here is the old setup I had in my earlier 87' GTA with turbo and A/C with V belt and turbo sitting close to the A/C dryer. The A/C would work perfectly without the heat shield at first. My only complaint was that if I run the car with the A/C turned "off" for a while and then turned "on", the dryer would be so hot it would take about 3-5 minutes for the air to come out cold. But if the A/C was turned "on" as soon or after I warmed up the car then the A/C would not have that "cold lag". To avoid that "cold lag" after running the car with the A/C "off" and then turned "on" and wait for the cold air to come, I then added a heat shield blanket to the A/C dryer shown in the picture.

 

BBSDesigns
Thanks for the pics!
Do you have any pics of the header, uninstalled?

 

what about the drivers side manifold, do you have to run it into the turbo also, or do you just run it into the exhaust after the turbo?

 

I am pretty sure that it runs to the turbo and then out. Both banks spin the turbo, correct?

 

i dunno, thats what im trying to find out, it would probably be an easier to set up system if it ran from just the 2-4-6-8 cylinders, and the 1-3-5-7 cylinders just ran into the exhaust after the turbo, but i dont know if that would make it run wierd or what, i would think it would be best to have all cylinders run to the turbo, does anyone have any input on this matter?

 

I woul imagine running a turbo big enough to feed 8 cylinders on only 4 of those cylinders would create a huge amount of turbo lag... the BBS design uses a crossover pipe that connects the driver side exhaust flow before the turbo exhaust housing