Daox (06-26-2016),davidricardo86 (06-27-2016),mitsumi (06-27-2016)
That looks like a big turbocharger for a 1.2 liter engine.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Good question. Not quite sure, I could be completely wrong. With the space available I personally would like things be tucked away more? Possibly more OEM looking if that makes sense. I've seen add on turbos look like they came OEM, tubes not all over the place, tied down, etc. That by no means is clean looking, but then, it doesn't have to be too be functional
While placed a bit oddly, its the first turbocharged Mirage we've seen. Kudos to the guy!
I'll agree with the others that it does look a bit on the large size for a 1.2L.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)
Not really oddly placed. Just a high mount turbo. Too much fabrication would be needed to place it in between the engine and firewall. Also I would guess piping would be a pain to get down there as well.
I have seen around 5 turbo mirages now. This is by far the most detailed one I have seen.
MightyMirageMpg (06-29-2016)
Looks like a good turbo placement to me; high, not crammed plenty of room for air and oil plumbing.
More interested in what they are doing for ecu tuning, and fuel managment... everything else is pretty much universal. You don't even need a custom manifold to feed a turbo if you fab an up pipe instead
Alex1a1f (06-30-2016)