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Old 09-17-2004, 10:44 AM
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Default Update on the 8-turbo ls1

You guys remember a while back that dude was putting 8 turbos on a LS1:



Well here is the finished product:



And here is the dyno vid:
All-Aluminum GM LS1 V8 with 8 mated Borg Warner/3K Turbos pumping out 730hp @ 5800rpm, 710ft/lbs torque @ 5000rpm at 13.5psi of boost
http://www.teasdesign.com/lateral-g/8xturbodyno.asf

This is a link to the main site:
http://www.lateral-g.net/sandlin/
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alrighty then.....
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umm yeah ok...
Old 09-17-2004, 11:46 AM
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It's call 'because I can.'

Neat!
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WTF ... Like how he is still using the nice log manifold design too
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Sickening fab work, but am I the only one that thinks that looks fugly? I think it would look infinitely better with just 2 big suckers in there.
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hmmm,
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You can make the same power with 1 turbo... the concept is cool but in reality you have about 7 too many turbo's. Looks great otherwise.

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Just when i thought i've seen everything this come along
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looks crazy, but i am a little disappointed in the power #'s. 13.5 psi out of 8 turbos? overkill at its best
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figure that added 200# to the nose of the car
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Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE
figure that added 200# to the nose of the car
Dave,

I am right there with ya....why do with 8 what can be done with 1?
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Definately intimidating to the non-knowing great fab work tho.

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Car gets attention.
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Its just an attention getter, whoever built that car could have put whatever they wanted in it but they wanted something different. It has a lot of nice looking stuff and I think it works pretty well as a whole. That little LS1 would look kinda lost in there all by itself
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It's pretty cool to look at. Make's me **** my head to the side like a confused puppy! I was not sure if it would come up on boost at all but it went right up no problem. Drove up on the dyno smooth and easy.No intercooler though and inlet air temps are a little high.

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I'm just not feelin it...
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Someone had too much time and money to spend. Very nice fab work. But way over kill.
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Look at the car, its obviously not a race car.

Its made to get attention.

Judging by this thread's reaction (good and bad) I'd say it worked!
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Well at least he hasn't thrown a Procharger on it yet


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