In less accommodating vehicles, STS has found that mounting the turbo(s) in front of the diff or at the very rear also works equally well. STEP 1 Being a back-halved car, there’s plenty of room behind the diff to accommodate a pair of sizable turbos. As well as specific-fit kits, they also devise custom, one-off systems for applications such as Chris’s back-halved Chevelle.Ĭonvinced that this effective rear-mounted turbo arrangement was the way to go, it was time to get stuck into the installation. They offer fully-developed, bolt-on kits for numerous vehicles including Corvette, Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Ram, Mustang, Camaro, GM SUV, Hummer and Pontiac GTO (Monaro/Commodore). US company, Squires Turbo Systems, (STS) has developed a remote-mount turbo system that positions the scrolls down the back of the vehicle – either in front of, or behind the differential. However, Chris wanted to go down a different and surprisingly not uncommon path. Typical turbo installations use a pair of scrolls mounted in the engine bay up front, blowing directly into the engine or through a front-mounted air-to-air or water-to-air intercooler. Off boost, the Chevelle would retain street driveablity (it sees plenty of street duty), however when the boost kicks in, it’d get the sizable power boost he was looking for. A rear-mounted turbo is a neat, efficient and cost-effective power boost alternativeĬHRIS Hollingworth wanted to give his 500ci, big-block-powered 1966 Chevelle a healthy kick in the power pants and after considering centrifugal supercharging and possibly nitrous, settled on turbocharging.