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Just mentally spitballing a bit; did you ever explore the idea of an electric charger for the low end until the larger turbocharger spins up?
Been done before but placement could be improved. I'd imagine it could be more reliable than the turbonator without the piping nightmare of twin turbos.
@PriusLover ,yes I had considered that, compound turbos, turbo feeding a conventional in-the-valley Whipple, etc etc. You'll be amazed the flights of fancy my brain can concoct.
To be honest, my original intent was to get into a T4/SXE setup whilst retaining EBPV/Exhaust Brake functionality. The Turbonator appeared to be the most elegant way to achieve this. Little did I know the trials and tribulations that awaited me.
We cranked up a 7.3 with no exhaust manifolds to move it out/in the shop and it sounded AWESOME, albeit obnoxious. Made me wonder if we could replace the turbo with a supercharger and run short, open headers like a funny car. I don’t even care if it works good, I just wanna hear that sound at full tilt, pushing high boost pressure!!!
We cranked up a 7.3 with no exhaust manifolds to move it out/in the shop and it sounded AWESOME, albeit obnoxious. Made me wonder if we could replace the turbo with a supercharger and run short, open headers like a funny car. I don’t even care if it works good, I just wanna hear that sound at full tilt, pushing high boost pressure!!!
YES! It was pretty awesome. I’ve heard open exhaust manifolds before, but never individual exhaust ports. It sounded sweet just revving to 2k rpm moving up the driveway a few feet then backing into garage.
Forgot The Neck can't publically post where he threw his back out to... too many back collectors circling around his house already... looking to collect back taxes, back debts, etc.
