[cthommes]

A couple points-

1) I hope you're planning a bracket of some sort to mount the turbo? Using the exhaust as the only structural support is not a good idea. Forgive me if I missed something in the thread or pics that cover this already.

2) Regarding spool, with no restriction on the intake side, the "spool" you're witnessing is deceptive. In reality, a typical turbo would be spinning at idle without any instake restrictions. It's expected that it may not in a remote mount setup.

3) Exhaust heat is your friend with turbos. Cooling of the exhast charge prior to the turbine is not in any way beneficial.

4) Use caution running a turbo without any intake restriction. If you try to wind her up and see what she'll do, the turbo could very easily overspin.