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I don't think these turbos are water cooled. That would complicate installation. There is a big plus in cooling with this location but, as I understand it, a turbo needs to be hot for effeciency. Folks wrap their headers and turbos with heat blankets. These folks claim a cool turbo is a good thing !
I guess the bottom line is that a big high compression V8 on 5lb of boost will hide a lot of lag. How about the 3.2L Carrera Turbo conversions? They have similar compression and boost numbers. Can you detect boost onset or is it hidden as well?
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