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Registered: June 2003
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Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:01
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That's right. 8 bloody turbo's. Here's a pik for those of you that haven't seen it already:

It was at this year's sema. And it actually runs too! 730 HP worth of running. Yes there are better ways of making 730HP - but none of them are this cool 
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I supported Toymods
Location: Australia
Registered: November 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:16

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Welcome to about 6 months ago.
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Registered: June 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:23

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Sif! Sema was on last week!
Unless this car was featured somewhere before sema?
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I supported Toymods
Location: Australia
Registered: November 2003
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Location: Wahroonga
Registered: June 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:37

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i use to have a pic of an engine that used 8 turbos. 1 for each cylinder.
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Location: NSW Engadine
Registered: June 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:39

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I've got a pic of it in the production stages... thats the first finished pic i've seen... its a 57 chev isnt it?
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Registered: June 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:39

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Fine then.
<goes off and cries>
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Location: Tassie
Registered: October 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 07:58

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Well it's the 1st time i've seen it
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 08:01

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people are idiots
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Location: Bayside Melbourne.
Registered: May 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 08:06

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Mookie wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 18:58 | Well it's the 1st time i've seen it
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Yeah but you're tasmanian so its expected that you're a few months behind the rest of us.
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Location: Tassie
Registered: October 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 08:19

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yeah that must be it.
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Registered: June 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 09:01

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Well here's a few more piks. All you snobs who've seen this before - I don't care.




Check out the boost gauges in the last one :-0
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Banned user
Location: ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 10:37

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i fail to see the point
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Location: Brisbane
Registered: July 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 10:50

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Simon-AE86 wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 21:37 | i fail to see the point
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wank factor..
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I supported Toymods
Location: Brisbane
Registered: September 2004
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 13:37

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12 Gauges are important aswell.
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Location: Newcastle
Registered: June 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 19:20

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does it even start? anyone got a video?
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I supported Toymods
Location: I renounced punctuation
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 22:34

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Mookie wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 19:19 |
yeah that must be it.
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Everytime I go to Tasmania, people think I'm from the future.
Oh, and welcome to 6 months ago.
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Registered: June 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Thu, 11 November 2004 23:49

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Yeah it starts - and puts out 730HP. They talk about it in the sema review on overboost.
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Location: northgate@brisbane.qld.au
Registered: July 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 00:26

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wank factor and pointlessness aside, it's a damn nice example of engineering/paintwork/bodywork/customisation etc
gotta atleast admire them
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Location: Melbourne
Registered: November 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 01:23

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Why doesn't anyone ever publish cost figures for these cars? I was reading a mag which had a fully custom twin supercharged mustang. The guy had spent 18 hours a day, 4 days a week for 2.5 years. Who can afford that sort of time? Let alone the materials involved...
Cheers,
Dan
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Toymods Vice President
Location: Sydney
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 03:25

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old_mr2 wrote on Fri, 12 November 2004 06:20 | does it even start? anyone got a video?
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Yep I posted a link to a video of the engine on a dyno in the thread that is linked back up the page.
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I supported Toymods
Location: Central Coast
Registered: May 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 05:50

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Jag7799 wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 19:01 | people are idiots
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That is probably the most half-witted thing I have heard all day.
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Location: Perth
Registered: October 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 06:00

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Simon-AE86 wrote on Thu, 11 November 2004 18:37 | i fail to see the point
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The point is it's a show car. Standing out from the crowd will obviously give you more chance of winning, the engineering of the thing is probably excellent.
Whats the point of doing it if it's a drag > probably none, but you cant compare oranges to apples.
I think its cool. Who cares how much it cost or the time involved, it's a passion if they enjoy doing it so be it. I like spending my time diving, surfing and to some extent modifying cars whats the point of that? it consumes time, but i enjoy it.
BTW what turbos are they?
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Location: Newcastle
Registered: June 2002
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Fri, 12 November 2004 21:12

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Joshstix wrote on Fri, 12 November 2004 14:25 |
old_mr2 wrote on Fri, 12 November 2004 06:20 | does it even start? anyone got a video?
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Yep I posted a link to a video of the engine on a dyno in the thread that is linked back up the page.
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Cool thanks brut. Hektic!
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Location: Sydney
Registered: April 2004
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Sat, 13 November 2004 02:30

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Old, but i said it before and Ill say it again
Would be interesting when the boost came on
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Registered: June 2003
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Re: Turbo... Twin-turbo... Octuple-turbo?!?!
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Sat, 13 November 2004 03:00
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They're BW KKK turbochargers I believe.
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