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Jan 6, 2006 | 04:14 PM

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What is going on in this pic

A buddy took this at a car show. Can somebody fill me in.

Jan 6, 2006 | 04:19 PM

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lots of turbos and wastegates. Engine? I dunno.

Jan 6, 2006 | 04:23 PM

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I saw that a couple of years ago in a magazine. It's a gen1 smallblock with 8 turbos in a '55 or '57 I believe.

Forgot the exact type of car.

Can you imagine the heat that thing would generate!?!

Jan 6, 2006 | 04:25 PM

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if i remember correctly it was a 50,s chevy with eight small turbos on an ls1. i dont remember the power #'s but it wasnt very high(for 8 turbos).

Jan 6, 2006 | 04:49 PM

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Yea, I saw that in a magazine too. Looks like one of those things that you'd do just because nobody has done it before. Imagine the weight savings if he'd just stuck with 2 turbos.

Jan 6, 2006 | 05:18 PM

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Haha, yeah, even in the article the owner said it was for bling factor.

Jan 6, 2006 | 05:39 PM

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I thought it was an lt1 but I am probably wrong

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Jan 12, 2006 | 02:15 PM

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Yeah see ..... i was wrong. That thing is still cool though

Jan 12, 2006 | 02:31 PM

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Lots of show , but no go....

Jan 12, 2006 | 03:21 PM

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yea whats the hp/tq on that thing?

Jan 12, 2006 | 03:23 PM

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O i dont know. It should be able to so something with over 700 horsepower.

Jan 12, 2006 | 03:48 PM

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Jan 13, 2006 | 04:09 PM

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That is the stupidest thing I have ever seen. I hate impractical crap like that .

Jan 13, 2006 | 04:32 PM

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I bet it would sound sick hearing 8 turbos spooling up.

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Jan 13, 2006 | 05:12 PM

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Engine: GM LS1 all aluminum V8 producing 730hp @ 5800 rpm, 710 ft/lbs torque @ 5000 rpm with
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Jan 13, 2006 | 05:47 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by richieg

http://www.lateral-g.org/sandlin/

Watch the engine dyno video (It's on the right side under video)

The old exh. manifolds look like they get a bit toasty...

Jan 13, 2006 | 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nitrorocket

I hate impractical crap like that .

LOL. You like more "practical" things. Like twin turbo 71 chevelles with 315's out back . LOL. (Sorry , but I just had to.)

I kinda know what you mean, but at the same time I don't think we as hotrodders , drag racers etc, can really talke about practical. Plus when i comes down to it, that was done as a show car most likely.

Sometimes you just gotta kinda see it for that. Or else, we should all be driving Toyota tercells if practical is the concern. Would I do it, no? Do I see the point?...... Not sure, but I can't really talk, because I as well as the rest of us don't need turbos and cams in our daily drivers , race cars etc..... , or even need Fbodies , vettes ,vipers etc for that matter. They are all impractical probably , to most of the population when they are bone stock , and especially when we put thousands ,or tens of thousands into them on top of the cost of the car.

Jan 13, 2006 | 10:49 PM

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What I mean mostly by "impractical" is, a car with 8 turbo's should be making about 4000 hp. There are a ton of people on here making 730 hp or more with a stock ls1 and an STS. To each there own, but I try to have everything on my car have a purpose. Ya know.