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A support housing for a turbocharger is provided. The support housing may include an end wall with a first side and a second side, and a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger. The support housing may also include a pl

A support housing for a turbocharger is provided. The support housing may include an end wall with a first side and a second side, and a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger. The support housing may also include a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction. The plurality of side walls together with the end wall may form a generally hollow enclosure. The support housing may also include a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine, and a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side.

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1. A support housing for a turbocharger, comprising: an end wall with a first side and a second side;a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger;a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in

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A support housing for a turbocharger, comprising: an end wall with a first side and a second side;a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger;a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction, the plurality of side walls together with the end wall forming a generally hollow enclosure;a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine;a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side;a second mounting flange located at a periphery of the first center opening and extending axially from the second side of the end wall in the second direction; anda mounting face located adjacent the second mounting flange;wherein the mounting face protrudes axially from a center of the second side of the end wall at a lower-left edge of the second mounting flange in the second direction a distance less than an extension distance of the second mounting flange. 2. The support housing of claim 1, wherein the first mounting flange overhangs the mounting face such that gap is formed therebetween. 3. The support housing of claim 1, wherein the first mounting flange is an interrupted, non-continuous surface. 4. The support housing of claim 1, wherein the first center opening is a stepped bore having a greatest diameter at the second mounting flange. 5. The support housing of claim 4, further including an oil conduit extending from a sidewall of the second mounting flange to an axial mid-portion of the stepped bore. 6. The support housing of claim 1, wherein the first mounting flange extends a greater distance from the end wall than the second mounting flange. 7. The support housing of claim 1, wherein the first mounting flange includes a side wall adjacent to the second mounting flange, such that the side wall of the first mounting flange functions as a clearance feature for a bearing support of the turbocharger that is connectable to the second mounting flange. 8. The support housing of claim 1, further including a plurality of asymmetrically arranged mounting holes disposed in the second mounting flange and usable to mount a bearing support of the turbocharger in a single orientation. 9. The support housing of claim 1, wherein the mounting face includes a mounting hole configured to support a gear shaft. 10. The support housing of claim 1, further including a second center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side at a location below the first center opening. 11. A support housing for a turbocharger, comprising: an end wall with a first side and a second side;a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and configured to receive the turbocharger;a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction, the plurality of side walls together with the end wall forming a generally hollow enclosure;a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine;a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side;a second mounting flange located at a periphery of the first center opening and extending axially from the second side of the end wall in the second direction;a discharge port located at a face of the second mounting flange;a first conduit extending axially from the end wall through the second mounting flange and terminating at the discharge port; anda mounting face located adjacent the second mounting face;wherein the mounting face protrudes axially from a center of the second side of the end wall at a lower-left edge of the second mounting flange in the second direction; andwherein the discharge port and the first conduit are located above the mounting face. 12. The support housing of claim 11, wherein the first center opening is a stepped bore having a greatest diameter at the second mounting flange. 13. The support housing of claim 12, further including a second conduit extending from the sidewall of the second mounting flange to an axial mid-portion of the stepped bore. 14. The support housing of claim 13, wherein the second conduit fluidly communicates with the first conduit. 15. The support housing of claim 11, wherein the first mounting flange extends a greater distance from the end wall than the second mounting flange. 16. The support housing of claim 11, wherein the first mounting flange includes a side wall adjacent to the second mounting flange, such that the side wall of the first mounting flange functions as a clearance feature for a bearing support of the turbocharger that is connectable to the second mounting flange. 17. The support housing of claim 11, further including a plurality of asymmetrically arranged mounting holes disposed in the second mounting flange and usable to mount a bearing support of the turbocharger in a single orientation. 18. The support housing of claim 11, further including a second center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side at a location below the first center opening. 19. A turbocharger assembly, comprising: a turbocharger having a turbine wheel, a compressor wheel, a shaft connecting the turbine and compressor wheels, a first bearing housing supporting a compressor end of the shaft, a second bearing housing supporting a turbine end of the shaft, and a gear train driven by the shaft; anda support housing connected to the turbocharger, the support housing having: an end wall with a first side engaged to the second bearing housing, and a second side;a protrusion extending from the first side of the end wall in a first direction and engaged to the first bearing housing;a plurality of side walls extending from the second side of the end wall in a second direction opposite the first direction, the plurality of side walls together with the end wall forming a generally hollow enclosure;a first mounting flange disposed at distal edges of the plurality of side walls and configured to engage an engine;a first center opening disposed in the end wall and passing from the first side to the second side, the first center opening configured to receive the gear train;a second mounting flange located at a periphery of the first center opening and extending axially from the second side of the end wall in the second direction and configured to receive a bearing support associated with the gear train;a discharge port located at a face of the second mounting flange and configured to direct lubricating oil to the gear train;a mounting face located adjacent the second mounting flange; wherein the mounting face protrudes axially from a center of the second side of the end wall at a lower-left edge of the second mounting flange in the second direction a distance less than an extension distance of the second mounting flange, the mounting face configured to engage a portion of the gear train; anda first conduit extending from the end wall through the second mounting flange and terminating at the discharge port. 20. The turbocharger assembly of claim 19, wherein the first center opening is a stepped bore having a greatest diameter at the second mounting flange.