Twin turbo for the Maxima?
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From: Upland CA
Twin turbo for the Maxima?
I hope Im not pulling the trigger too soon here, but . . . ..
Some friends of mine called me and said that a guy near me was building a twin turbo set up for an 02 Altima. I went to the shop, and sure enough, he had this Altima 3.5 SE with custom made manifolds. Each turbo would be on the driver side, one where the battery is now, and the other would be behind it, under the intake manifold. One manifold was on the car, and the other one was going on the car. He had both turbos there at the shop and was gonig to fab all the tubing. He expects 600+ streetable hp.
I dont know if this is a pipe dream (pardon the pun) or if it will be reality, but he is off to a fine start.
As usual, Ill keep ya'll posted.
Some friends of mine called me and said that a guy near me was building a twin turbo set up for an 02 Altima. I went to the shop, and sure enough, he had this Altima 3.5 SE with custom made manifolds. Each turbo would be on the driver side, one where the battery is now, and the other would be behind it, under the intake manifold. One manifold was on the car, and the other one was going on the car. He had both turbos there at the shop and was gonig to fab all the tubing. He expects 600+ streetable hp.
I dont know if this is a pipe dream (pardon the pun) or if it will be reality, but he is off to a fine start.
As usual, Ill keep ya'll posted.
I thought a single turbo setup was much more practical, cheaper, easier to maintain, and safer? Maybe all the reading I did on my350z in the past was a waste but thats what I got from it. Cool to see new things but seems like a major waste of money. I guess in due time we'll know how it runs/
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Well I told him he will fry the tires. He said he was tubbing out the front suspension and putting HUGE slicks on it. He has the piggy back all ready to be tuned as well. Regarding pictures, he wouldnt let me shoot pics, but I did ask. He has a set of headers. I may throw them on my car.
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Even if it's not the same guy I believe Speed Force Racing did the work!!!
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Question. Why dump a ton of money into an 02 altima to make 600 whp at the front wheels?
It's never going to put the power to the ground well, regardless of drag radials, because of wheel hop and torque steer. Also, it wont run for more than a few months before it has all sorts of problems from the chassis and frame not being designed to handle the power.
The pure amount of money to build this vehicle to the point where it would be worth driving, could have been used to buy a much better car.
2005 Corvette Z06 naturally aspirated > 02 Altima twin turbo, and I guarantee it will cost him more for the altima's work than the pre-owned Z06 that has a warrantee, and will feel like a much better car.
Sorry Nissan fans, I'm a long-time driver of exlusively maximas, and I just don't see the logic.
It's never going to put the power to the ground well, regardless of drag radials, because of wheel hop and torque steer. Also, it wont run for more than a few months before it has all sorts of problems from the chassis and frame not being designed to handle the power.
The pure amount of money to build this vehicle to the point where it would be worth driving, could have been used to buy a much better car.
2005 Corvette Z06 naturally aspirated > 02 Altima twin turbo, and I guarantee it will cost him more for the altima's work than the pre-owned Z06 that has a warrantee, and will feel like a much better car.
Sorry Nissan fans, I'm a long-time driver of exlusively maximas, and I just don't see the logic.
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Different guy. Local to me. I went to his Ontario garage and he fabbed it from scratch. Im trying to find someone who knows him so I can check it out and maybe get pics.
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I have only had one car with a turbo, and that was a while back and it wasn't a sports car...but is the advantage of having two turbos to cut lag? I mean why is two better if one (as stated above) can create just as much additional power?
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Question. Why dump a ton of money into an 02 altima to make 600 whp at the front wheels?
It's never going to put the power to the ground well, regardless of drag radials, because of wheel hop and torque steer. Also, it wont run for more than a few months before it has all sorts of problems from the chassis and frame not being designed to handle the power.
The pure amount of money to build this vehicle to the point where it would be worth driving, could have been used to buy a much better car.
2005 Corvette Z06 naturally aspirated > 02 Altima twin turbo, and I guarantee it will cost him more for the altima's work than the pre-owned Z06 that has a warrantee, and will feel like a much better car.
Sorry Nissan fans, I'm a long-time driver of exlusively maximas, and I just don't see the logic.
It's never going to put the power to the ground well, regardless of drag radials, because of wheel hop and torque steer. Also, it wont run for more than a few months before it has all sorts of problems from the chassis and frame not being designed to handle the power.
The pure amount of money to build this vehicle to the point where it would be worth driving, could have been used to buy a much better car.
2005 Corvette Z06 naturally aspirated > 02 Altima twin turbo, and I guarantee it will cost him more for the altima's work than the pre-owned Z06 that has a warrantee, and will feel like a much better car.
Sorry Nissan fans, I'm a long-time driver of exlusively maximas, and I just don't see the logic.
Different strokes for different folks...
BUT, I would not have done it...
i agree with both pros and cons but hey if the guy has the money and guts for it then let it be. theres more dumb things being done out there to cars than that when you think about it
Closest thing to a Twin Turbo Altima I saw was a Salvaged 04 Maxima that the guy wanted to transplant the drive train of a 350Z and add the Twin Turbo setup, he's in the salvage business and has more then enough money but it has left me wondering when and if someone will ever do that.
Sounds cool, a RWD TT 6th Gen Maxima, the idea seems expensive
Sounds cool, a RWD TT 6th Gen Maxima, the idea seems expensive
Not sure if I am bustin bubbles. I called Speed Force Racing about the supposed single turbo kit last week that is shown on there website... First... the guy I spoke to said that this kit was not actually ready yet for the Maxima. He also said that we have certain upgrades/ tweakin and peakin options after the stage 2 kit that can produce up to 600WHP from the single kit. I personally questioned that if that is even possible but it is stated on there website with a single turbo...but if indeed with all those extra goodies, 600WHP is possible, is it worth that route then a dual? I mean.... money wise?
Question. Why dump a ton of money into an 02 altima to make 600 whp at the front wheels?
It's never going to put the power to the ground well, regardless of drag radials, because of wheel hop and torque steer. Also, it wont run for more than a few months before it has all sorts of problems from the chassis and frame not being designed to handle the power.
The pure amount of money to build this vehicle to the point where it would be worth driving, could have been used to buy a much better car.
2005 Corvette Z06 naturally aspirated > 02 Altima twin turbo, and I guarantee it will cost him more for the altima's work than the pre-owned Z06 that has a warrantee, and will feel like a much better car.
Sorry Nissan fans, I'm a long-time driver of exlusively maximas, and I just don't see the logic.
It's never going to put the power to the ground well, regardless of drag radials, because of wheel hop and torque steer. Also, it wont run for more than a few months before it has all sorts of problems from the chassis and frame not being designed to handle the power.
The pure amount of money to build this vehicle to the point where it would be worth driving, could have been used to buy a much better car.
2005 Corvette Z06 naturally aspirated > 02 Altima twin turbo, and I guarantee it will cost him more for the altima's work than the pre-owned Z06 that has a warrantee, and will feel like a much better car.
Sorry Nissan fans, I'm a long-time driver of exlusively maximas, and I just don't see the logic.
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I dont believe that is true. Twin turbos are smaller units, thus easier to spool up. Also, some TT setups are sequential (3rd gen RX7) which are even easier to spool up.
I hope this guy with the twin turbos has the motor built, and if your are looking for quick spools on a turbo setup, twin is the way to go.you would need a large single to spool as fast as the twin setup would.
small turbo= low end boost, less high end boost. takes little time to spool.
big turbo= high end boost, lots of turbo lag. takes longer to spool
twin turbo(one small and one bigger)= low and high, the small turbo boosts the larger turbo. ftw
big turbo= high end boost, lots of turbo lag. takes longer to spool
twin turbo(one small and one bigger)= low and high, the small turbo boosts the larger turbo. ftw
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actually thats not true....2 smaller turbos take less time to spool then one big turbo...your still getting the same power output with less lag with a twin setup you just dont get to say hey look at this giant hair dryer that barely fits in there
oh man.. twin on fwd is ridiculous. haha yes different stroke for different folks haha good one chern. but yah i really wanna see how they fabbed this set up. got this turbo itch... its buggin the hell out of me.
