twin turbo on vette

sorry bout this guys, but im building the 04 z06 and i wanted to put twin turbos on it. ok now iv been looking for set ups for this and i cant really find what i was looking for so i just looked at turbocharged engine. ok so i know how the intercooler is hooked up to the turbos, and that thing on the manifold(or is it a new manifold?) then i know how the exhasut manifolds are pointed backwards kinda into the turbos, and i know how the turbos have those little filter things so they suck in air too. ok now what i dont get is how this whole thing works. also, if the waste air is sent out the other side of the turbos, then is there a need for exhaust pipes? hope im making sense, maybe if someone sent me a good pic of the vette engine with the twin turbos on it, and explained the exhaust pipe thing. sorry for long post, thanks

downpipe leads to exhaust, downpipe is connected to exhaust housing.
yes you need exhaust pipes, wastegates are need when you overboost or when you shift, etc.

how it works http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm

When it comes to turbo charging a Vette, the name Callaway comes to my mind.
http://www.eroundel.com/gallery.htm?code=gtur&seqnum=11
Check this engine picture (right around the middle of the page), you'll find how it's set up.
Also, do a google image search by "callaway twin turbo", and you'll find some top view images of this setup. The Callaway Twin Turbo is C4, but the setup should be similar. I hope this helps.

wow thank both of you, they both really help. i get it now and iv already started on the vette, thanks alot

the stock headers on the vette would be replaced with turbo manifolds, which the exhaust side of the turbo connects to. the exhaust flows through the exhaust housing getting it to spool, then exits (center hole) and gos out the downpipe down through the exhaust. The compressor side sucks air in (the center), then blows it out the side. the compressed air blowing out is piped through the intercooler on into the intake manifold.


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/P4GTR/turbo-parts.gif

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y214/P4GTR/turbo-plumbing.gif

It wouldn't really be hard to do, since 90% of the TT setup is hidden. These are pics from a lingenfelter TT vette.

http://www.lingenfelter.com/images/8279wb.JPG

http://www.lingenfelter.com/images/8280wb.JPG

http://www.lingenfelter.com/images/8271wb.jpg


as you can see, from the top view of the engine, you cannot see the turbines

http://www.lingenfelter.com/images/8274wb.jpg

ya im making my own custom ones so that u can see them. im putting the intercooler up where the radiator sits, i made my own manifold out of plastic card, im making the turbos today, and i cut out some pieces so i have spots for them, then ill have straight pipes into the intercooler then from the intercooler to the manifold, then i got the new exhasut maidfolds and they lead right up to where my turbos will be, then ill jsut send a pipe from the back of the turbo to the exhaust pipes. then for the intakes i found little gaps in the chasis so theyre gonan go around everything, right up to those screen parts up front. it will look pretty good cause iv already cut out the holes to put screens in so itll all be easy to see. cant wait. o ya just wanted to mention, got the 1/12 camaro today, and im simply amazed. its so much bigger then i thought. so far iv only cut open the trunk but will be doing doors later. thanks guys

When it comes to TT vettes I recall seeing something really cool as far as placement of the turbos goes...Click on "Superchargers/nitrous" in the menu and look at the 2nd pic (http://www.tbyrnemotorsports.com/c5catalog.html) Normally the turbos are mounted on turbo headers, so that instead of going into the exhaust system, the exhausts pass through the turbine making the shovel spin and forcing more air into the engine. I´m not sure why they have mounted the turbos so far back, but the system seems to be working pretty damn good!