So i want to put twin turbos on my rx-8; similar to the 97 supras. Is this possible. Sorry if i sound retarded, I dont know much about rotary engines.

 

Before you get bashed dude....use the search function. This topic has been brought up more than once before

 

It won't fit without extensive modification.

 

a single would be fine. +twenty five characters.

 

Why do you want twins? Just to be like Supras? Two isn't necessarily better than 1 although it can be. On a rotary there really isn't a reason to use 2 unless you just want to be different. From a power standpoint there isn't an advantage and it costs much more.

Supra guys make many design mistakes just to make huge peak power numbers on a dyno. If ANY of them would actually design a total system properly, they could get much more usable powerbands and still keep high numbers. Don't copy them if you want smooth predictable performance.

 

I like twins.
I could see going to some kind of uber complicated sequential/staged setup if you wanted to crank out 500 whp up top and have boost down low. Then again, it kind of goes with the saying, "if you have to ask, you can't afford it." But if you have piles of money laying around, it's certainly doable.

 

Isn't Maddog doing a custom twin turbo setup on his 8?

Unless you want to be different, there is almost no reason to go twin. Single turbos now spool quickly and have near the same responce. Not to mention that we are working towards around 330-rwhp, maybe a tad more, and a single turbo can accoomplish that with ease and virtually no spool time.

 

There's a reason a lot of the RX-7 guys took out their twin turbo's and went with a larger / single turbo.

 

that is mainly because the system was overly complicated and failed often, not because the twins suck. But in the qwest for huge rwhp numbers a single turbo is used for packaging mainly. But companies like BNR have twin turbo kits for the FD that work flawlessly.

 

For street, I'm not 100% sold on how a large turbo will improve the car overall where the majority of time is spent below 3.5-4k rpms. So here's a question. At what RPM does a 'large turbo' kick in at? It would be nice to see a comparison between 250, 300, 350, and 400 rwhp.

 

its all in the tuning and which turbo you choose. there are many variables

 

I'm just going to get one of those fake BOV things from ebay.... It'll sound like I've got twin turbo's. I think N rider already has some...

 

good point, plus look at the new 3 series 330 bmw, though i'm unfamiliar to its exact setup

 

Boosting below 3-4k really isn't needed. When you need power, the amount of time you'll be under 3k is non existant.

If you want to see how the 270 vs 330 whp turbos compare, look for the dyno sticky in the major hp forum.

 

Buy a supra. Problem solved!

Or swap a 2jz in our car, it will be pretty amazing, but will ruin the purpose of the car.

 

Did someone say 2JZ swap???

 

How much does this cost? Can you get 3 JZ's?

 

Somehow I don't believe that the time spent under 3k is shorter than the time spent between the last 1k rpms to redline. Think about it the other way around.... waiting for boost to kick in takes an eternity when you're under 3-4k.

 

I had a MR-2 with a large aftermarket turbo and have aquired a skill which takes care of this problem...it's called "down shifting". Works like a charm.

 

You get to 3500 rpm pretty quick. You only have to worry about 1st gear, too. Once you're past that if you're goen fast you're above 4 grand, or you downshift.

And we're only talking about 9-12 psi of boost here. It doesn't take that long for a properly sized dual ball-bearing CHRA-equipped turbo to reach that boost

 

That's news to me, since I happen to have a turbo on my car and don't recall sitting around for an eternity for boost to show up.

As I said, if I wanted power, the last thing I'm going to do is slowly accelerate from 900 rpm. If I'm driving on the highway in 6th gear, the rpms are going to be around 4,000 anyway. Boost is INSTANT the second I mash the throttle.


For those who think throttle at low rpm is going to take forever to build boost...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vTFWJiHOGv0

watch at 42 secs in. I'm accelerating from about 2,500 rpm in second gear (you can hear the crappy stock boot making noises every time I move the shifter).

just keep in mind this is an old video, before it was dyno tuned, so it made about 30 whp less than now.

 

Thanks for posting the video. Is that a stock flywheel on there?

When I made my comment, I stated large turbo, and while the Greddy may be fast, I don't consider it to be a large turbo. So does anyone know at what rpms boost kicks in for larger turbos (than the Greddy)?

 

yes, stock flywheel, stock pulleys.

far as larger turbos go, look at the graphs here:

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-major-horsepower-upgrades-93/dyno-comparison-rx-8-turbo-supercharger-etc-115447/

Everything besides the DNA supercharger makes more hp than stock by 3500 - enough that you would feel. Looks like the larger turbos start to really shine by 4300 rpm though.

 

If you are going for a land speed record, then multiple turbocharged rotors would do the trick. If you just want to go to the store, save your money for gas this summer.

 

If you are under 4k rpms in anything other than 1st gear, are you actually driving hard?

Also, I believe the Greddy is a bushing turbo. You could increase the turbo size and upgrade to ball bearing and not lose on the spool speed.