I have another picture on my home computer that shows more intercooler detail and that only the turbos charge pipes connect to the intercooler. I will post it when I get home. From that picture you can see that the superchargers outlet isn't feeding anything. More than likely though it would have lead to a bypass valve that would have fed the turbos.the_momo wrote:i have a question, it looks to me, in the leading picture, that all of the blowers are feeding into a common charge pipe, as though they were the only source (much like twin turbos conventionally are) now, it seems to me that doing so with two turbos that are identical would cause no issue, but a sc has a different efficiency range, and i highly doubt that the sc and the turbos are exactly the same in output throughout the rpm range. that being said, once one reached a "boost plateau" wouldnt one or all of the blowers experience a lot of compressor surge? or even more of an issue, wouldnt putting the sc in such a case be just a redundant parasitic waste? i can hardly see such a gain the way it is put in. of course i could be wrong, but it looks that way. i can see putting the sc and feeding into the turbos or vice versa, but not as a third compressor. i would just put a third turbo. its been done on a supra before. just curious.
A great read on twincharging
edit: Also, someone else with a camera would have been at the 2001 TAS and taken a picture of this, right? Why is it so hard to find pictures?!
