hymnatr

Has anyone installed a single turbo or know where I can find a kit?

Mr.Big

There a couple of custom Single Turbo installs being done now. And 1 or two done recently. But No kits as of right now...

chuntington101

ohio forced induction said they where going to be making one. might be worth talking to them maybe???

Chris.

1FastC61

I have had a single 101 mil turbonetics turbo installed in my c6 for two years now. Car dyno'ed over 1000hp to the wheels on pump gas. Never put race gas in it and turned up the boost cause there is too much power to begin with. If you want to see the build go to www.speedwaycorvettes.com and click on the pic of the c6 at the bottom of the page.

jogar80

So do the single turbo setups make more of that whistle then the twin turbo's? I understand the twin turbo systems use smaller turbos that make less noise. Always wanted to hear a turbo vette that whistled like the F250 diesels under full load. Awesome.

hymnatr

Do you know is having them done, so I could ask them some questions?

How can I get in touch with them?

Thanks for the info guys.

chuntington101

have a look at the top of th section and you will see a thread about the NEW kit. also these is info on ls1tech.

Cheers

Chris.

singleturboc6

I have a front mount single turbo. It a custom job.The turbo is mounted were the battery goes an the battery is in back now. I had put on last year i will get some pics an post them so you can see.

Mr.Big

LPFSTheFett

I must say I like the twin turbo for the power curve over the single turbo. Here is Vindications 900/900 TTi Dyno graph.


Compared to the single turbo:


However 148mph in the 1/4 mile is very impressive!!

Earl H

Was the single turbo graph a rear mount or front mount? In addition, turbo sizing will make a difference. I have owned both and I can say that both setups made equivalent power. The biggest issue with a front mount single is packaging and heat management. Dont let anyone lie to you. A top mount single will require some heat-management maintenance. Shields are more durable, blankets will require replacements. If done correctly, a single can match very well with a twin (power wise and curve wise). As you start to move up in airflow requirements with a single, then you start to have to make tradeoffs with top-end power vs. low speed response (lag). At the end of the day, with the number of twin kits that have been around for some time, that are well engineered, have most/all of the bugs worked out, and make upwards of 1000+hp, I'm not sure why one would go with a 'New' single kit/setup. No matter how good the price, being the first adopter will always end up costing you more.

runutzzzzz

You obviously have never heard a STS Turboed car

Mr.Big

Also very similar to a single S/C set up as well... I too have owned both Single T, and Twin T cars, and Earl speaks the truth...

jogar80

Nope, cant say that I have...except on video's. But those video's dont do it justice, im sure. All you hear is the whistle when he's off the gas , not on it. It would be awesome to hear it inside the cabin, im sure.

runutzzzzz

You're right, you really can't hear it in a video.
It's as loud as as a Ford Powerstroke, if not louder...

singleturboc6

http://PHOTOBUCKET.COM/05C6TURBO

chuntington101

intresting build there singleturboc6! have you got any shots from under the car?? be nice to see the exhaust routuing. is there any reason you wanted the turbo there?? its put it in a similar location to where HP put theirs (they did one either side though). what turbo are you using??

Cheers

Chris.

ajg1915

Earl H

The major issues that I would watch out when dealing with a single is heat management. In a C5 or C6 engine bay, there just isn't a great place to put it w/o having to relocate a bunch of stuff or putting a ton of shielding or blankets in to manage the inevitable heat build up. A and LSX motor should have no less than a T76 and should probably have a T88/equivalent. The small frame T76 is fairly doable. Move up to a T88 and your talking some signicant real estate. Many will try to put it lower and away, but then you have to worry about adding a scavenger pump (which becomes one more part to fail).

bratt

I saw a picture last year of a homemade c6 single turbo. The turbo was placed in front of the motor. It looked like the air coming into the front bumper directly hit the turbo