is this for real?

[Mister_Sinister]

That's nice and all, but somehow I doubt it would be safe to use that thing as a daily driver. It can easily see that system getting completely fucked up if you bottom out.

[Zgringo]

Just make sure it's installed higher than your gas tank, so if you botton out the whole thing will just blowup.
All joking aside it's a great setup and if any of you are serious about a custom install I'll give you Rick Squires (STS Turbo) personal phone number.
We (Zgringo) LAMP LLC are getting involved with them. Wish I could tell you more, but then I'd have to kill ya!!!!j/k

[speedthrill]

i see new roads opening

[tha_new_guy]

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=147894

Pshh, REPOST. I saw this system a little over a year ago, and got some turbohead's opinions. Still a really cool/stealthy setup, and you could probably hustle a good bit of money off of someone, but it looks like a good bit of heat (what spins a turbo) is lost by mounting it there, which I guess is the payoff for a cool mounting location.

My

[Musashi3000GT]

My whole concern is the location would mean the turbo is in serious risk of getting submerged in a puddle or getting full of sludge and road debris. what if you gotta go through a strip of unpaved road? or drive in the snow?

[tha_new_guy]

Originally Posted by chexmixa

OMG, i wanted to call bs the whole time i was reading but it made sence. Wouldn't there be tremendous turbo lag from all that pipeing? Thats huge gains too with 7 psi. I'm guessing its a rather large turbo?

In the article it explains how they were spraying methanol into the intake, so not all of those gains were from the turbo system.

[lickem]

the methanol is to keep the system from leaning out, in stead of replacing the fuel injection system

[Mr. Luos]

Turbo an LS1......

Stick with a single T88.
Twin turbos are more work for the same power.

[Igovert500]

That's all great and all, but I seriously see no significant advantage over the typical turbo setup. Any advantages this system provides are negated, IMO, by the new disadvantages they provide. Yeah it is innovative, but better than a traditional setup?...I wouldn't go that far.

[Zgringo]

Originally Posted by tha_new_guy

In the article it explains how they were spraying methanol into the intake, so not all of those gains were from the turbo system.

No the water/alky injection works better than IC's and with the longer boost tubes to help cool the turbo's pressurized air, you end up with a much cooler air ingested into the engine. Cooler air=more power.
If you read the engineers report from the turbo mfg's about Rick Squires (STS Turbo) Proving beyond any doubt that it's the exhaust pressure and not the heat differential that drives the turbo's, plus you get cooler oil from the engine to lube the turbo's bearings.
For those with concerns, don't buy it. Don't buy racing cams eather, if you overrev your engine you might blow it. The same negitive stuff was said about us Z owners mounting our air filters in front of the radiator down low. We would ingest water, be in harms way, and just not a good idea. Well I've been doing it for years and guess what? None of the concerns have ever happened. Could they? I'm sure they could if I chose to desert race or wanted to smash snow drifts, but I have more respect for my car and try to avoid these things.

[dampachi]

Stealthy. As in 'omfg pop ur hood yo'. No turbo in sight. 'aight yo lets race fo like a hunna dollas n shit'. Start your shit up. Uh-oh..someones got some explaining to do.

[CivRacer95]

Originally Posted by dampachi

Stealthy. As in 'omfg pop ur hood yo'. No turbo in sight. 'aight yo lets race fo like a hunna dollas n shit'. Start your shit up. Uh-oh..someones got some explaining to do.

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by dampachi

Stealthy. As in 'omfg pop ur hood yo'. No turbo in sight. 'aight yo lets race fo like a hunna dollas n shit'. Start your shit up. Uh-oh..someones got some explaining to do.

Can't hear it at idle.

[94ToyoCam]

Originally Posted by CassiesMan

If ya'll have seen the vid of the TA totally owning the Supra that totally owned the Cobra, this is what it had in it...Its mad. The Supra walked away from the Cobra going 160 (meaning the SUpra was doing myabe 170-180), and it just gets walked hard by the TA.

i saw the one of the supra owning the cobra at 160, but i didn't c the other one....and i though the supra was a beast.

[CivRacer95]

Originally Posted by 94ToyoCam

i saw the one of the supra owning the cobra at 160, but i didn't c the other one....and i though the supra was a beast.

Right Click, Save As:

http://www.hsvracing.com/~upload/Tig...A-vs-supra.avi

This is one of the best vids I've seen to date. L8...