Pete M Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 answer: question is invalid due to no such cap on awesomeness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derf Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 They would probably work better if the output from them was hooked up to something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzimm Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 Because.... Race car? There has to be diminishing returns having that much resistance on the exhaust. Also would require a VERY large oil reservoir somewhere to keep those all cool. Curious if they will finish and make functional or if it was just for the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 The builds I've seen like this are mainly for show, they do look and sound cool. It would likely make more than adequate power for a show car, but wouldn't be ideal for all out performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 found another pic taken after the other piping was installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 That just seems like way to much. I can't imagine all the plumbing involved in that setup. I mean 16 oil lines to start let alone everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghetdjc320 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 That going to need one massive intercooler, or 8 small ones I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjeff87 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 all I've found is photos but it appears that he's into drag racing. I so wonder how much power he'd make versus a single giant turbo and how long that block will last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, Pete M said: all I've found is photos but it appears that he's into drag racing. I so wonder how much power he'd make versus a single giant turbo and how long that block will last. It might be for the quicker spooling. From my knowledge on turbos, smaller ones typically spool quicker than larger ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse J Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I've seen this build floating around on the interwebs and that seems to be the reason. It is going to be a dragster and its just plain cool 8 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just now, 89 MJ said: It might be for the quicker spooling. From my knowledge on turbos, smaller ones typically spool quicker than larger ones. 'tis true, but for drag racing you can wind it up before launching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just now, Pete M said: 'tis true, but for drag racing you can wind it up before launching. Maybe he has longer gears in it though so he doesn't need to shift as much and wants the quicker spool to have more power to make up for the lower RPMs, but I'm no drag racing expert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 we can guess til the cows come home on the technical advantages, but I think we all know deep in our hearts that either he just thinks it looks cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Id really wonder how well those would actually build boost, as each cylinder has its own turbo, there is a period of time between each exhaust pulse, the turbine speed would be up and down and thus boost as well from each turbo. I just don't think one cylinder could spin it fast enough to build any usable boost. When you have them all into one big one, the timing between each exhaust pulse is very short, thus allowing for more turbine speed and thus pressure buildup. Even cumulatively I don't see all those building as much boost as a single could. I wonder too if boost could be lost due to the exhaust pulse timing at each turbo. When one is building pressure, it could be lost backwards at other turbos that are in between pulses. Yes it looks cool, but I don't see it being anything other than an excersize in engineering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 The build is on YouTube. Here is part 1. Btw. It runs and builds boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I wonder how much the turbos harm the visibility. It looks like a huge obstruction to me (not that that matters as much for a drag car). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecodemonk Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 At some point, the added complexity has got to kill the benefits. Cool to look at though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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