Tom,
I think I understand. I almost bought a 1987 Callaway a number of years ago. It was a super low mile car but blew a mile of blue smoke on start up.
I guess this is because the turbo sits below the level of oil in the pan and can't drain back when shut down without pumping it. So, if I understand correctly this oil eventually leaks past the seal so that it smokes like a mother lover when you fire it up.
The thing is I have tons of room in this area on my car especially since I shaved the firewall and moved some other things around. I invented and installed electric pop up headlights that allowed me to remove the huge vacuum tank from the driver inner fender. I also squeezed in a vintage air making ample room on the passenger side inner well. The point is I have plenty of space to set up a pair of air cleaners in each fender behind the tire in front of the firewall. There is room for a turbo on each side by the pan.
Mounting it up high and in the front creates new issues with my accessories, etc.
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