mutli-forced inducion possible?
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mutli-forced inducion possible?
sorry if this has been brought up before but i have a quick question. im planning on getting the sts twin turbo system here in the next month or so. and i also have a procharger (from old c5) sitting here and was planning on just selling it to a buddy of mine. then it hit me. can i do both to my car. i mean i dont see why not. im shure there are things that would have to be done to the engine to handle that much load but im shure its plausable. so a twin-turbo supercharged corvette make be in the works if i can work out all the kinks. help me out here guys, i need some input. thanks in advance......
running a 1999 c5 with 80K convertible.
running a 1999 c5 with 80K convertible.
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anything is possible if you have an unlimited budget. The real question is why? On a v8, any form of forced induction should have plenty of power for your needs. If your doing it because you can say "hey I have a twincharged vette", then also think about having twice as many problems that could arise. If I had money to burn, I still wouldn't do it because of the reliability/maintenance/whats that noise?/whats wrong now factor.
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thanks Chris.
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Lol, yeah hat would be pretty nice to se the looks on the guys face when i smoke him. but then agian i think the very loud whistling behind the drivers seat would give it away. anyways. nissan did it for th skyline and that happends to be one of the fastest out there. so if someone had the money i dont see why not.
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The Army has a truck called the HEMMTT and it comes in various versions. It used to be, though I'm not sure if it still is, powered by a Detroit Silver 92 which is a 2 stroke diesel with a turbo blowing into a supercharger. It made about 450hp and was nothing special. But it was a headache to fix.
If you were to set up your combo like the HEMMTT, turbo blowing into the sc, you might be ok. But the sc makes boost at a different pace than the turbo, so the turbo would experience pulsations of boosted air back and forth between it and the sc which might damage the impellor?
If you were to set up your combo like the HEMMTT, turbo blowing into the sc, you might be ok. But the sc makes boost at a different pace than the turbo, so the turbo would experience pulsations of boosted air back and forth between it and the sc which might damage the impellor?
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You'd redefine cooling issues, piping, and driveline problems. On one of the pickups you could get away with this though simply because you have more room to play with for radiators, supports and whatnot.
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The Army has a truck called the HEMMTT and it comes in various versions. It used to be, though I'm not sure if it still is, powered by a Detroit Silver 92 which is a 2 stroke diesel with a turbo blowing into a supercharger. It made about 450hp and was nothing special. But it was a headache to fix.
If you were to set up your combo like the HEMMTT, turbo blowing into the sc, you might be ok. But the sc makes boost at a different pace than the turbo, so the turbo would experience pulsations of boosted air back and forth between it and the sc which might damage the impellor?
If you were to set up your combo like the HEMMTT, turbo blowing into the sc, you might be ok. But the sc makes boost at a different pace than the turbo, so the turbo would experience pulsations of boosted air back and forth between it and the sc which might damage the impellor?
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thats true now the only thig is with both items and tuning were looking at like 15Grand if someones got that kinda money then i say go for it. what do you think you would have to do to the engine to hold that power?
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I wasnt referring to pressure. I was referring to pulses of pressure that run back at the turbo because the sc is running slower than the turbo. It's the reason you have a BOV on a sc or turbo system to keep waves of air from bouncing of the closed throttle body and ramming into the impellor of the SC/turbo.
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I wasnt referring to pressure. I was referring to pulses of pressure that run back at the turbo because the sc is running slower than the turbo. It's the reason you have a BOV on a sc or turbo system to keep waves of air from bouncing of the closed throttle body and ramming into the impellor of the SC/turbo.
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You could do what this guy did....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOey7ugadH8
I think it would be a PITA though....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOey7ugadH8
I think it would be a PITA though....
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You could do what this guy did....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOey7ugadH8
I think it would be a PITA though....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOey7ugadH8
I think it would be a PITA though....