Well,
Wondering if anyone can chime in on this...
Is there going to be an issue mounting turbochargers different from how they were installed stock?
For EG installing 6.4 turbocharger system sideways on an inline 6 motor?

I was originally thinking the bearings would be designed to sit a certain way, but now I'm thinking really they *should be fine, since most of the force on them would be from engine vibrations anyways, they should be designed to work in any direction?

Anyone installed turbos before that were 90* different from stock, and have any experience to share?

 

It's fine to mount them so the shaft is parallel to the engine, but they are designed to be mounted with the oil inlet on top and the outlet on the bottom. Any other orientation of the center section will cause issues.

 

OK but the 6.4 turbos are mounted 90* from eachother already?

But basically it wouldn't work mounting the assembly sideways then, because of oil drainage.

 

The shaft should be parallel to the ground, more or less. Otherwise you risk starving one bearing or having a seal leak down after shutdown.
Perhaps you should look at a different turbo setup.

 

Ah gotcha.
Good thing that was the first bad idea I ever had

 

The only thing i can add to that is if any oil pressure is created on the oil outlet side of the turbo, u risk failure of the shaft seal. Oil must be able to return to the engine un restricted from the oil outlet of the turbo. This is why you generally see a large return tube from the oil outlet side of the turbo.