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02-24-2010, 03:39 AM

pwpanas

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Originally Posted by nathan ferguson

hi, just a general wonder... i know single turbo is better for top end performance and speed, but is a single or twin better as 'a turbo' cos i take it both have pro's and cons yet which is 'the better turbo' for a supra? i like how singles sound more, but which (both on a car with 800hp) would be 'better'?

thanks

nath

A single turbo is not necessarily better for top end performance and speed. Where did you hear that?

The aftermarket single has two primary advantages over aftermarket (parallel) twins: 1) Cost. and 2) Reliability.

You might find these additional clarifications useful:

Every single-turbo Mkiv is always an aftermarket upgrade...whereas twins can either be stock or aftermarket.
Twins can be either sequential or parallel.
Most aftermarket twins are parallel.

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Last edited by pwpanas; 02-28-2010 at 08:57 AM.

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