Re: Twin serial turbos

[Andrew Shea <anshea@hawk.anselm.edu>]

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> |From: quattro-owner
> |To: quattro
> |Subject: Twin serial turbos
> |Date: Thursday, February 02, 1995 7:47AM
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> |I read an article in a swedish car mag a couple of years ago about a
> |Volvo 245 that a turbo shop in Gothenburg had put two turbos in.
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> |The interesting thing about it was that the two turbos was connected in
> |series, and that the turbos was of very different size. The turbo
> |closest to the engine was small and would thus give good low end
> |performance while the other was a large one giving the real boost.
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> |I believe that Porsche used this same strategy on the 959.  Not aware
> |of any Audi apps though.
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> |Steve B.
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> The RX7 Twin Turbo is also done sequencially.
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 I believe the Toyota Supra turbo uses two turbos, a small one for low
end punch and a larger one for high end hp....

	Andrew