What do you think about a Twin turboed C55?
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I will apoligize in Advance if my ignorance is allowing me to miss something, if so please fill in the gaps... What I don't get is, everyone says. Twin Turbo system would be too costly! But I can build my own turbo system for less than just the Kleeman Supercharger (not counting the tune) and if I were to run the same max boost as a Supercharger why can't I just get a ready made tune, such as from Kleeman? Other than that they wouldn't want to give me the tune. Does Kleeman convert the system to run MAP instead of MAF, if so you could still do that as well, I would think.
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I will apoligize in Advance if my ignorance is allowing me to miss something, if so please fill in the gaps... What I don't get is, everyone says. Twin Turbo system would be too costly! But I can build my own turbo system for less than just the Kleeman Supercharger (not counting the tune) and if I were to run the same max boost as a Supercharger why can't I just get a ready made tune, such as from Kleeman? Other than that they wouldn't want to give me the tune. Does Kleeman convert the system to run MAP instead of MAF, if so you could still do that as well, I would think.
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So im considering the front mount after hearing a lot of bad reviews about STS. Sorry for so many ideas. I just want it to be right. So from my experince I think the items that would need to be re located is, battery (trunk), the pump on the left into the battery container, than on the other side looks worse. I know the esp module would needed to be moved. I think some AC lines would also needed to be moved..
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Let's compare engine bay photos to see differences. This is one I found online. I'll see if I can get an engine bay pic with out the air filter on the engine.
The key difference I see as far as turbo placement goes are:
Coolant tank
smog pump, might still be there
abs control unit
windshield wiper fluid
Looks similar to the kleeman intake
The key difference I see as far as turbo placement goes are:
Coolant tank
smog pump, might still be there
abs control unit
windshield wiper fluid
Looks similar to the kleeman intake
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This intake box would not be needed though correct? I also see it in this picture of the C55TT. The article said he did have a sc setup before he switched over to the TT setup.
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The intake box is used to act as the intake manifold to get the boosted discharge of the turbo's to each intake port of the heads. So YES, you need either the Kleemann gutted supercharger box....... oR perhaps you could just use a stock intake manifold gutted for this purpose.
Option 1.0 - Use a gutted kleemann s/c intake enclosure, but keep the intercooler installed.
Option 2.0 - Use stock intake manifold..... BUT you will want and air-air intercooler after the turbos and before the intake mani.
GL.
Option 1.0 - Use a gutted kleemann s/c intake enclosure, but keep the intercooler installed.
Option 2.0 - Use stock intake manifold..... BUT you will want and air-air intercooler after the turbos and before the intake mani.
GL.
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The intake box is used to act as the intake manifold to get the boosted discharge of the turbo's to each intake port of the heads. So YES, you need either the Kleemann gutted supercharger box....... oR perhaps you could just use a stock intake manifold gutted for this purpose.
Option 1.0 - Use a gutted kleemann s/c intake enclosure, but keep the intercooler installed.
Option 2.0 - Use stock intake manifold..... BUT you will want and air-air intercooler after the turbos and before the intake mani.
GL.
Option 1.0 - Use a gutted kleemann s/c intake enclosure, but keep the intercooler installed.
Option 2.0 - Use stock intake manifold..... BUT you will want and air-air intercooler after the turbos and before the intake mani.
GL.
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The intake box is used to act as the intake manifold to get the boosted discharge of the turbo's to each intake port of the heads. So YES, you need either the Kleemann gutted supercharger box....... oR perhaps you could just use a stock intake manifold gutted for this purpose.
- The intake manifold
- Supercharger itself
The intake manifold happens to have an intercooler built into it, very similar to the LS9 and LSA engines (gee Chevy where'd you get that idea from?). Remove the supercharger and you have a hole underneath the intake manifold where the blower would normally be forcing air into. Now there is no need to "gut" a supercharger casing or "box" rather they most likely fabricated an aluminum "hat" that bolts in place of the blower which serves as the mounting point for the throttle body and related vac lines.
Just imagine this being upside down and that's most likely what you'd see underneath that Kleeman intake manifold (minus their blue intercooler bungs).
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So I was talking to some people that are very knowledgeable about turbo applications and gave me this plan. To custom piece a rear mount using a single T66 turbo. I need to know if the engine can handle a T66 turbo. We are going to route the exhaust together into a Y pipe going straight into the turbo. Than we will use one pipe to be the return (intake). That will go straight into the intercooler with a single outlet. Than we are going two pipes to the current airbox. I will get the box of course. Any opinions on this setup?
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You can source just about everything except the turbo from here --> http://www.mandrelbendingsolutions.c...let/StoreFront
