Help me choose twins for my 7M

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I'm going to twin turbo my 7MGTE.

And before you say it's not worth it, I say it is.

End of discussion.

I've got a HKS twin turbo T25 manifold here.

So I'll be looking for a set of T25/T28 turbos.

My power goals are somewhat modest. Around 450 rwhp. I'd rather have less lag and faster spool and better power delivery curve than max hp. I'm going to drive this car and (hopefully) not park it sideways in the nearest lamp post.....

I'm of course going for ball bearing turbos.

Can you recommend something?
 
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Kristian_Wraae;1098019 said:
I'm going to twin turbo my 7MGTE.

And before you say it's not worth it, I say it is.

End of discussion.

I've got a HKS twin turbo T25 manifold here.

So I'll be looking for a set of T25/T28 turbos.

My power goals are somewhat modest. Around 450 rwhp. I'd rather have less lag and faster spool and better power delivery curve than max hp. I'm going to drive this car and (hopefully) not park it sideways in the nearest lamp post.....

I'm of course going for ball bearing turbos.

Can you recommend something?
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how about twin HKS T51R SPL's? that would be SWEET ;) (sorry, I'm in a happy mood. LoL)

on a serious note, I would think something similar to the HKS twins they make for the 1J would be nice. They were very responsive and provided great numbers for my buddy.
 
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pm soapra aka Jose Valle about it. He was the one running the 1J HKS Twins...

soapra;495943 said:
They are gt25XX . The original HKS power potential was of 500ps to 550ps.

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Twin GT28r?

That is a pretty significant sized turbo when only running 1.5L through each.

450 rwhp out of a twin turbo....at the biggest, 2x GT25 based turbo. That should net you roughly about 500 crank ponies.

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My power goals are somewhat modest. Around 450 rwhp. I'd rather have less lag and faster spool and better power delivery curve than max hp
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sorry Kritian

physics don't work that way.

If you run a parallel setup with 3 cylinders pushing one turbo. You are no cutting the displacement by half (1.5L per turbo). Lag will still be there. That is the nature of turbos. If you do a single gt25 or gt28. Lag will be minimal but you will outflow the turbo on the high end.

If you do a serial setup like the tractor pullers. Well now you are pushing the turbos with the full 3.0L but you will lose exhaust velocity by the time the 2nd turbo sees the exhaust and you are back to lag.
 
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I know that running the turbos in parallel will cut the displacement in half. I assumed that there would still be a (slight) advantage using two smaller turbos instead of one big turbo.

On the other hand the manifold might also play into the equation. My HKS twin turbo manifold is rather old. Maybe some of the newer manifolds (like the ones Ron Ramirez makes) for a larger single turbo combined with a ball bearing turbo will show less lag than ball bearing twins on the older HKS manifold.

What do you think?
 
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Kristian_Wraae;1099201 said:
I know that running the turbos in parallel will cut the displacement in half. I assumed that there would still be a (slight) advantage using two smaller turbos instead of one big turbo.

On the other hand the manifold might also play into the equation. My HKS twin turbo manifold is rather old. Maybe some of the newer manifolds (like the ones Ron Ramirez makes) for a larger single turbo combined with a ball bearing turbo will show less lag than ball bearing twins on the older HKS manifold.

What do you think?
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doubtful. Reason is that now you have about double the surface area to lose precious heat. A properly SIZED turbo will minimize lag and still get you in some high hp levels (yes 400 is high!).
 
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Ok. I will take this into consideration.

How about the power delivery curve? Will there be any difference between twins and a single? Assuming both setups have been properly sized?
 
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Kristian_Wraae;1099222 said:
Ok. I will take this into consideration.

How about the power delivery curve? Will there be any difference between twins and a single? Assuming both setups have been properly sized?
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Kristian

Depends on the configuration unfortunately, but there should not be a difference.
 
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Kristian_Wraae;1099222 said:
Ok. I will take this into consideration.

How about the power delivery curve? Will there be any difference between twins and a single? Assuming both setups have been properly sized?
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From what I have seen looking at HP graphs for MKIVs (aftermarket twins to single) is that the curve is a lot flatter, and power is delivered more smoothly. This might just be me however.
 
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ok. If the twins are not going to be significantly worse than a single setup I'll go for the twins just for bling of it.

So I'll se if I can find a set of gt2554's
 
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Kristian_Wraae;1099287 said:
ok. If the twins are not going to be significantly worse than a single setup I'll go for the twins just for bling of it.

So I'll se if I can find a set of gt2554's
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well couple of things to keep in mind.

double the oil lines. Double the returns (double the chance of failure). Intake complexity, exhaust complexity. Intercooler complexity.
Sensor placement (o2).
Relocation of any part that is "in the way".

All i have to say is make sure you do not bite off more than you can chew, you might choke! :naughty:
 
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I have a few experienced friends that will take care of the fabrication. I also have a few pictures of the same setup on an other 7m engine so it might not be that big a problem.

But I'm reconsidering everything at the moment. I see someone is selling one of Ron Ramirez's exhaust manifolds/downpipes. Unfortuately it comes with a ITS GT76 dual ball bearing turbo which I think is way out of my league. If the piping will work with a smaller GT61-GT66 I might go that route.
 
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You do realize a .58 a/r T4 (60-1) will do what you want, and spool very fast?

Or, for that matter, a set of cams + 57 trim CT26 will hit over 400rwhp and spool practically instantly.

If you look at the entire system, you have less complexity, and it is easier to maximize a single turbo system. Notice that Toyota didn't stay with the parallel twins on the 2JZ.
 
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I already have the HKS cast iron twin turbo T25 manifold. So no need to go OBX. Btw those OBX are not ball bearing turbos as far as I can see.

I found a set of GT2860R turbo's on ebay. I'm going to place a modest bid on those ans see if I'm lucky. That setup should be good for 600 hp. Hopefully it will not be too laggy.

How would you run the oil lines? I mean the 7M only has one oil out put for the turbo. Can you run them in serial, maybe with a small oil cooler between the two turbo's? Splitting the feed and run them in parallel will cut the flow in half, which I think is no good?
 
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