Single Turbo V8 Sandrails - a rarity? a good idea? fast is fast right?

[Grease Monkey]

I’m a single turbo guy. Love it. That’s what I would do!

Been thinking Subaru and Honda engines thru this whole thread. All single turbo.

 

[John@Outfront]

It always cracks me up when v8 turbo guys say they have lag. I mean like a v8 is already massive torque non turbo so I just can’t relate. I’m like how fast can you go? What I think most guys are really saying is “ my car is too heavy” it does not “ move” as fast as I want therefore it must be turbo lag.

That being said , sure there could be real situations of turbo lag because people are picking turbos that are way too big But I believe the first comments are more true

 

[Sutton]

I have done 10 single turbos kits on LS motors, 3 of them have been on a DD car, Works good, Typically all the parts come close to $5000 depending on sales during the year,

What size turbos are you putting on most of the ls1/ls2 cars?

 

[Rockwood]

I have seen a couple setups where the turbo feeds directly into the intake manifold without an intercooler.

I know there is the option of using a water cooled intercooler in the intake manifold (Tick or Shearer)
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But i have seen some without it. How are they managing to keep intake temps cool with a setup like that?

E85. No need really for an intercooler unless you’re going crazy with boost.

 

[J Alper]

Turbo setup looks killer! I wonder how bad (if there is any) the lag is. Turbo looks pretty big.

It not big,

 

[J Alper]

What size turbos are you putting on most of the ls1/ls2 cars?

Depends on the Motor size, The smallest is a 415 and the largest was a 485 tall deck