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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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twin F/I

i think it would be intereseting if the rx8 had twin sequential turbos like the rx7.....? has anyone else had this thought?
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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many people have thought of it but in reality it does not make much sense. Though the 3rd Gen's did offer a TT FI system, many owners chose to take out the TT's and go with one larger snail for better performance.

I believe same would be true with an 8.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Rotore_787
i think it would be intereseting if the rx8 had twin sequential turbos like the rx7.....? has anyone else had this thought?
NO. SINGLE FAT TURBO.......
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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what kinda numbers could you expect with those lil baby turbs
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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nice work looks sick
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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yet again....
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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yet again lol
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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Sequential turbos sound like a great idea in theory, but in practice from what I understand are a huge pain in the ***. Most people modifying the Rx7 as mentioned above ditched the twin-sequential setup for a single big turbo. Getting the changeover from the early turbo to the second one is a pain and reliability suffers. Considering reliability is not something that comes in large amounts with FI rotary engines its probably not a good idea to do anything making them less so.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:32 PM
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exhaust flow from a rotary far exceeds the same displacement piston.

3071R can do 400 hp and will spool up under 3,000 rpm. So unless you want to go much higher than 400, I don't see the point besides making your vehicle prone to having issues by complicating the FI setup.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:43 PM
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exhaust flow from a rotary far exceeds the same displacement piston.

3071R can do 400 hp and will spool up under 3,000 rpm. So unless you want to go much higher than 400, I don't see the point besides making your vehicle prone to having issues by complicating the FI setup.
Let's go twin 3071R
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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twin is old school. the new thing is quad turbos.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 06:50 PM
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quad turbo on a quad rotor rotary.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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1 turbo per rotor!

the problem with the renesis is that it shares one of exhaust ports between the rotors.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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You guys are hilarious.

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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Title says twin fi, maybe he means a supercharged turbo setup

Been discussed, exoticspeed is supposedly devoping a setup (or was in the past) - search.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 07:54 PM
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nvm, looks like that blue car may indeed be eoticspeed's lol
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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So....... pretty much what we have happening here is that turbo design and manufacturing progresses and improves and those who don't know/understand this seem to want to reach back in the dustbin of automotive history and apply old technologies/lines of thought to today's cars.

Two turbos? Simply a showcase vehicle.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 09:46 AM
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What about if you have a single turbo with a turbonator? That would be twin FI..
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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Technically, that is called "compound supercharging".
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:32 AM
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you REALLY wanna be different?? Go for Twin Pettit Superchargers!!
Yeah, just imagine the possibilities! It's mind bottling.
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
Title says twin fi, maybe he means a supercharged turbo setup

Been discussed, exoticspeed is supposedly devoping a setup (or was in the past) - search.
actually there is such a thing...saw it at formula D at the little car show that goes on...they had a bimmer with a supercharger and a turbo...supercharger kicks in at 1k rpm and goes till about 3k then the turbo kicks in and handles the rest...no worries for boost lag
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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way to go MM... you are gonna confuse sooo many people :P
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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this thread is a fail
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