MK1 Project 16v - Update!

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

Neal is correct,

Another example of a true sequential turbo car is the last generation RX7.

Eric

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Neal Tovsen wrote:

> 
> > be ideal.  Using two turbos, one small unit to take
> > care of
> > the lower rpm's, and then as the smaller turbo
> > begins to lose boost,
> > the larger turbo has had the chance to spool and
> > takes over up to
> > higher rpm's... the result is quite impressive! 
> > This was the goal
> > with the Audi S4 and of course the 911 TT (twin
> > turbo).
> >   Hope this helps a bit...
> 
> Sorry, but both the examples you cite use one turbo
> for each bank of cylinders. Thus, they are both more
> "turbo twin-3-cylinder" engines, and not
> "twin-sequential-turbo six cylinder" engines, if you
> want to think of it that way. They have the benefit of
> small turbos that spool up fast, but since they're
> only feeding three cylinders each, they don't need to
> move lots of air at all. The Toyota Supra, however, is
> an example of a sequential twin turbo like you
> describe. I can't think of any others...
> 
> =====
> ~Neal
> 
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