Twin Turbo 3.1

[cstyle73]

Does anyone think it's possible. Thinkin about gutting the engine bay and seeing iff I could do it. Very tight fit but would be a blast.

[Guest Anonymous]

Got cash?? Anything can be done with enough money.

[cstyle73]

LOL I guess too much time on my hands and free access to my dads tools. He thinks it can be done and I can probably get the turbo and other neccessary parts dirt cheap.

 

Hardest part I think would be how and where to run all the new pipes.

[Jeorge]

it could be done but you would have to start with a N/A 3.1L car with out ABS, I figure because of the amount of space needed your best bet would be a 90-92 LUmina or Cutlass......

 

you would have to move the Radiator to infront of the Core support and have Pusher fans. you would need a Z 34 hood and put the intercoolers facing up....with either a fan or I would say fan and piping to push air though it.....or you could run pipes and place the Intercoolers by the front courners if you had a Razzi front bumper......

then you would have to make special manifolds and a Chip

also you would need a heck of a strong tranny......

 

would be easyer to do in a 3.1 slomaro or a S10 set up for the RWD set up.....

[cstyle73]

I was thinkin' of trying it in a Camaro, Not a W-Body but if I can configure it right with good documentation someone will have it in a Cutlass before you know it.

[cstyle73]

Nah, I want to try the W-Body

[Brian P]

moved

[Intlcutlass]

Gm did it to a Beretta. It was a 2.8 liter that put out 383 hp.

It was also all wheel drive!

Anyone with enough $$$ and desire can do it.

[GnatGoSplat]

It would be MUCH easier to do a big single turbo.

The tiny T-25 in the TGP takes up an incredibly large amount of space for a small turbo, I can't imagine how it would be possible to shoehorn 2 of them in there.

[Intlcutlass]

I agree with shawn. A single turbo would be WAY easier to do, But...

If you look on berettastuff.com ( i can't figure out how to link here) you can see the Car & Driver articles on a twin turbo Beretta and a V-8 Beretta...... I would like to see a ricer up against that!!!

 

Hey Shawn,

Have you decided on that 3800 II supercharged swap in your Cutty??

Last we talked, I think you said you had no fear with the differences between the ecm's & stuff.

How's that Cutty doin anyway???

[GnatGoSplat]

Hey Shawn,

Have you decided on that 3800 II supercharged swap in your Cutty??

Last we talked, I think you said you had no fear with the differences between the ecm's & stuff.

How's that Cutty doin anyway???

 

Nah, I'm still undecided, especially now that the 3800 Series III is coming out! Mainly the cash supply is a bit low since I just bought a house not long ago and we still have to sell the old house.

 

As for that twin turbo Beretta, I never was able to see a clear picture to even see where they stuffed the turbochargers.

It wouldn't be practical if you put a turbocharger in a place so secluded and inaccessible that you'd need to pull the engine or tranny just to see it!

[Intlcutlass]

Well , Like you said....A single turbo would be not only easier, but if you went with a big enough turbo, you would almost be pushing what the block is rated for anyway.....

[cstyle73]

Yeah you're right. But that would be sweet. I hate it how GM never builds what should be built. We always have to do it ourselves.

[Mike J.]

Yeah I've got the twin turbo 4WD setup already on the 3.1 TGP. I'm making over 400hp and torque. I still think I'm probably only running mid 15 sec. 1/4 miles though.

[Mike J.]

Update* The way I got this setup to work was to buy 2 black TGP's and keep them as separate cars each with 1 turbo and 2WD each making about 205 hp and 225 torque.