The turbo system shown here is custom-Doug's drift car sits extremely low to the ground, so routing the rear-to-front tubing for the turbo and intercooler was a major challenge-and involved a ton of time in fabricating and fitting tubes, lines, mounts, and such. But Eric Oram, CP Racing's VP of sales and marketing and resident SCT tuning guru, tells us the wheels in his head are turning and hopefully his guys will have refined this new STS system into a more street-compliant deal sometime in the not-so-far future. Street cars generally sit higher, so the stock fuel tank would become the issue more than the turbo ducting.
 Doug's 'cooler was built to...  Doug's 'cooler was built to his own specs and works killer with the remote mounting location of the STS turbocharger (it helped cool boosted inlet-air temps to within 5 degrees of ambient temperature). As this drift Mustang hugs the ground, CP Racing's techs mounted the intercooler higher than a front-mount 'cooler's normal position to prevent it from being snagged and torn off during competition. Note the TiAL 50mm blow-off valve plumbed into the intercooler's outlet tube (left of the 'cooler), which helps maintain boost during shifts. A TiAL 38mm wastegate is also used and is incorporated in the turbo's exhaust system in the rear. |  Chicane Sport Tuning's double-pass...  Chicane Sport Tuning's double-pass radiator-water passes through the radiator's core twice, allowing for a 40-percent increase in cooling capability-and twin fan combination is more than sufficient for keeping water temps in check. We ran Doug's engine during our dyno session (almost 70 degrees inside the dyno stall) and it remained cool (below 180 degrees) before, during, and after every pull. |  CPR installed a 3-gallon fuel...  CPR installed a 3-gallon fuel cell to feed the turbo beast. Aside from routing the turbo-to-intercooler tubes, one of the major issues that hinder production of a bolt-in street application is the size and location of the New Edge Mustang's fuel tank. Rick Squires of STS tells us that engineers are experimenting with various ways of making it work, so we hope to be able to tell you soon about a remote-mount turbo system that's dialed for '99-'04 street cars. |
As we mentioned earlier, we first laid our eyes on a rear-mount turbo system at SEMA. Squires Turbo Systems debuted its dual-turbo setup for the hot '05 Mustang at the show in Las Vegas, and automotive media went wild over it.
This system includes two Garrett T3/To4B Stage II turbochargers, an air-to-air intercooler, 39-lb/hr Cobra injectors, a DiabloSport Predator, and coated hot- and cold-side tubing. It pumps up the 4.6 Three-Valve to 447 rear-wheel horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque.
While two turbos for your S197 may be a little too pricey for your budget-this set of twins will cost you nearly eight Gs-STS recently put the finishing touches on a more affordable, single-turbo system for '05 'Stangs, which should be available by the time you read this.
 Eric Oram of CP Racing burned...  Eric Oram of CP Racing burned a chip and handled all the custom tuning for the new turbo using SCT's tuning software and datalogger. He closed his computer and sat back to enjoy the ride because it drives as silky smooth as it did when it was bone stock-no stumble, no surge, or any bad manners whatsoever. |  This pump is the heart of...  This pump is the heart of STS's patented oiling system and is used to move oil through the return line. In front-mount turbo applications, the oil return is gravity fed, which is not possible with the remote-mount turbo. | |