Quad Turbo?

[BAC5.3]

Got Pics?

and someone explain this to me...

is it like 4 turbos sequential?

or would it be setup like twin superchargers, twin turbo feeding half the engine, and twin turbo feeding the other half?

THANKS!!!

[madsedan]

I'm pretty sure that a quad turbo set-up would ony work on a V engine like a V8/10/12/16. There have been some show/concept cars over the last few years with a working version of this, I think the Bugatti that was a V12 or V16 had a quad turbo set-up.
I think its a vulgar disply of power really, an engine that large and 4 small turbo's increasing compression would be almost socially irresponsible.

[nickmpower]

Yeah i was going to say the bugatti too. It is a W16 i believe as in 2 V8s side by side and there is a turbo for each bank. It has about 1000hp. It is faster yes faster then a F1 car

[madsedan]

In my opinion thats way too much power for a street legal car.

[Prfctyon]

That Bugatti has 1001 hp ...

[BAC5.3]

the caddy 16 has 1000 hp

anyone have any pics of a quad turbo setup? i assume it would be sequential then.

hmm... quad turbo M5.... how much horse power would that have? what kind of PSI would it push?

[Sams]

The new Caddilac might compete with the Bugatti, it has a V16 an I think it is aroung 1000hp with almost 20mpg.

[Treiber]

the Bugatti EB110 had a 3.5L quad turbo V12 with 611hp.

[Gofast]

Wanna see a big freakin engine?
This is the Veyron's W-18.
I'll see if I can dig up some of it with all 4 turbos hooked up.

[Gofast]

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[Gofast]

3 Actually, the engine's not really 2 V8's, but more akin to 3 straight 6's hooked together. This is a true W, unlike VW's w-8, which is more 2 v-4's offset from each other.

[BAC5.3]

The caddy gets 20mpg because of GM's INGENIOUS "Displacement on demand"

they can kill up to 12 of the 16 cylinders, so cruising on the highway, youve got 4 cylinders toting you along.

you floor it, God opens the heavens, 12 more cylinders kick in, and 1000hp floods the flywheel and you can see the back of your drivers seat.

[madsedan]

Yeah, Cadillac tried that on some Eldorados in the early 80's, they called them the Dr. Pepper motors. They were a V8 that could go to 6 or even 4 cylinders on the highway, they didn't last long, piece of crap.

[KNanthrup]

id say that these new ones are refined nicely though. thered obviously be an option to turn it on or off.

[GiGGer]

The northstar 32v V8 is working like that, working on 4cyl and when more hp is needed, 4 more cyl get's in, i didn't know about the V16 was the same thing