Question about turbo angle.
 

So i got all my new stuff and I have heard mixed things about tilting the turbo on an angle, i did this to help clear the frame rails. So my question is do you guys think i should get the turbo to sit as flat as possible or will it be fine tilted like i have here in these photos.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs327...._6684938_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs307...._4718410_n.jpg.

So let me know what you guys think, should i leave it or should i try and make it flat

I say straighten it out. If it were a cheap china charger then Id say leave it and see.
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I don't understand, you just tuned your car and now your swapping turbo, mani and DP? Why did you tune it on the old turbo then?

Because i wanted to see what you could get out of an EVOIII 16g on a miata seeing as how i had it on there and also so people here could have a base line for the 16g on a built miata.

I think the oil pooling in the hot side of the CHRA could be an issue but overall I dont see a problem. My CHRA is clocked a little bit so that I have just about that much angle on my oil drain and its fine.

IIRC garrett recommends no more than 15 degrees from vertical for proper drainage

"When installing your turbocharger, insure that the turbocharger axis of rotation is parallel
to the level ground within +/- 15°. This means that the oil inlet/outlet should be within
15° of being perpendicular to level ground."
And center housing clocked 20* for best water cooling.

Source: http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbob...ly%20&%20Drain

http://www.craftsmanspace.com/images...gree_angle.gif

15* is a pretty good amount, i think you're okay.

you could always bust out the protractor and/or ruler + trig calculator and make sure, though.

Damn that's a turbo right there. Sorry nothing productive to add

i never knew about the 20 degree water cooling thing, doesnt that put the oil in/out at 20 degrees also?

different axis.

Good info I'm going to try and make it sit flat

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs315...._3215525_n.jpg

how much of an angle you guys think this is.

22.36*

may i ask how did you figure that out my math is shit lol

yeha thats definately more than 15 degrees.

if i was on my wor computer with CAD i could tell you in a second. by xref'ing that image in.

Thats a pretty good guess. I'm betting in that ball park.

that's somewhere between 30-40°

I measured 25 degrees between these lines:
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Time to massage the frame with a BFH.