3" Exhaust

**isuzurover** · 14th January 2013, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by steveG

Only this older one taken during the conversion showing the fugly (but functional) dump pipe:

Basically there's only one way you can route it down from the turbo, behind the vac pump, then between engine mount and starter. Photo in my previous post shows it from there.

From memory Isuzurover had a good dump pipe piccy in his "Budget Turbo Install" thread.

Steve

Indeed:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...bo-conv014.jpg

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p...bo-conv019.jpg

Your exhaust routing (all of it) looks basically the same as mine.

**HotWired** · 16th January 2013, 10:21 PM

Has anyone tried cutting down the height of the gearbox crossmember to give more room between it and the gearbox (if that make sense)? I think I've seen later model defender crossmembers not as thick.

Or did you find you had plenty of room.

**123rover50** · 17th January 2013, 06:15 AM

On my thread I have pics of mine going through the wheel space and under the firewall and passenger floor. Too easy, and lets me get the starter off if I have too. Cooler for the starter motor too.

Didiman

**rovercare** · 17th January 2013, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by rovercare

For Ben

I know why I don't do exhausts

Oh well its good enough for now

Ihad picture of cut out x member, I'll try again to find it later

**rovercare** · 17th January 2013, 07:50 AM

Originally Posted by 123rover50

On my thread I have pics of mine going through the wheel space and under the firewall and passenger floor. Too easy, and lets me get the starter off if I have too. Cooler for the starter motor too.

Didiman

That's ok till you fit large tyres

**steveG** · 17th January 2013, 08:41 AM

On mine there was plenty of room above the crossmember to put it through.
The other issue with the "out the guard and under the firewall" route is it doesn't allow you to fit a sill tank on the passenger side. On mine if I need to remove the starter I can just drop the dump pipe section from turbo to front crossmember - not quite as easy, but I've only had it off once in the last 18 months so no drama.

Steve

**Judo** · 1st May 2013, 03:16 PM

I have what is no doubt a very silly question....

Any reason the turbo can't be installed on the same exhaust manifold, but spun around so the dump pipe is facing the firewall?

The air intake would be facing forwards - not very convenient with the air filter location I admit. But apart from that... ?

lokka · 1st May 2013, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Judo

I have what is no doubt a very silly question....

Any reason the turbo can't be installed on the same exhaust manifold, but spun around so the dump pipe is facing the firewall?

The air intake would be facing forwards - not very convenient with the air filter location I admit. But apart from that... ?

Can be done have a look back through this section and look for a thread called the New Tourer by JC