im thinking about going with a forward facing turbo setup on my evo ix that i daily drive and i live in rural PA near the country (woods, farms, back roads,etc) and was wondering if this is a good idea or not? thanks

 

I'm on my phone but search for a thread call "FF DD questions". Plenty of discussion on this exact topic

 

IF you are look for FF turbo kit for DD, make sure you find a kit that runs an air filter on the turbo. IF you drive it without a filter everyday day, then i dont think the turbo will last long. i was looking to do a setup with FF kit for DD.Let just say after calling lots of shop and researching, In the end i just went with a standard setup. Less headache and less problems. (That my opinion)

 

thanks for the info

 

You really need a good reason to go FF.. If under 600-700hp then find another fad to follow.

 

i have many good reasons to go ff, makes more power, more airflow to turbo, looks great and is different then most evos making alot of power. pretty sure im not trying to follow a fad either, just want to make my evo custom and not look like every other evo out there. thanks for the input although you didnt even answer my question!

 

Check out my for sale thread if interested:

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sa...l#post10482759

My kit allows you to run a full size K&N air filter for street driving. A simple block off plate like what Badev0 did on his car would allow you to drive in whatever weather you'd like. https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/al...art-2-a-9.html

Not to steal this thread but I am motivated to sell and have priced my kit at a killer deal! Let me know

 

^^I want your turbo kit!!! lol

 

Yes you can. Yes AC works. Yes you can run a filter. Yes its a fad. Yes it looks bad @$$.

 

If you live around farm and back roads that has a lot of dirt on the roads or the roads are dirt roads then I wouldn't go FF unless you do a filter. I have been running my FF kit for 2 years. I've had 3 different turbo setups trying find one I like. I daily drive mine also. The kit I had doesnt allow for a filter to be ran. When I was running the FS635 all I had was a screen over the turbo with no plate. When I switched to the 6765 I had it set up the same way then had a piece of lexan cut to block the turbo off without the screen. The turbo was starting to suck the screen in and tear it around the clamp. Now I have just the lexan with my 6466. I don't have any chips in the blades nor does the 6765. My FS635 had small chips in the blades from the previous owner, but I didn't notice a problem with running it. It's actually on my brothers sr 240 now running strong.

 

^^ this if you live on a farm and have alot of dust and rocks like previouse stated before get the kit that allows the filter.

 

Which forward facing kit allows you to retain ac?

 

Contact STM TUNE Motorsport. They build a FF kits that you can still retain your ac.

http://www.streettunedmotorsports.com/index.htm

Read this thread might help you find your answer

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ve...f-setup-c.html