Twin Turbo Mark VIII

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I really dont think theres enough room in a Mark 8 for a VW turbo let alone a twin 50mm turbo set up without cutting it all to hell.
 
If that would even come close to fitting, someone would've.

If it would fit I'd suggest a Hellion kit over HP anyway...
 
When i get enough money i will TT my car that will be in a couple years thow i am sure you can make it fit but buying a kit would be usless u would be better off buying the turbos and bending your own pipes.
 
jeffery kline from new york did it on his 97 lsc. he had a twin turbo set up, but took it off for a blower. his name on the lincoln forums is LSCVIP.
 
My thing is there isnt enough room to turn around the headers to have mounts for the turbos without cutting out alot of stuff, maybe some one has more cash than brains(like the caddy owner) and will waste it on doing a TT Mark 8. I could maybe see a kit like the rear mounted turbo kit for the Vette. Either way it would be cool to see.
 
Someone explain to me why anyone would want a turbo, or tt setup, over a big blower? I have to be missing something. Unless you're a straight up drag car, and get into all the pre-ignition crap trying to run 7's, I don't see the point. Turbo lag really really really sucks, and it's not like you're looking for mileage anyways, right? Unless you let it wind down before you shut it off, it's hard on bearings. The extra oil lines, the heat.. What am I missing?

I must be retarded, cause I doubt everybody else is.
 
Turbos are a bit more efficient, and usually easier to intercool than a roots blower. A turbo timer prevents bearing damage. A turbo doesn't directionally load the crank the way a big blower does. If you have enough stall and properly sized turbos, lag isn't a big issue. Blower whine is pretty much the coolest noise there is, but a pair of screaming hair dryers is up there too.

And the big reason for me, a boost controller is way easier to change than even a quick change pulley.
 
jamie97lsc said:
jeffs were mounted down low, under the motor, around the bottoms of both exhaust manifolds.
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Those must have been pretty small turbos to fit.

As for turbo VS supercharger. Turbos like mediumd said has no Hp loss like triing to turn a SC. It also doesn't put side load on the crank. Turbo's all the way. theres no limite.
 
You can run huge turbos on a TT mark viii setup. Just remote mount them. Problem solved.
 
jamie97lsc said:
jeffs were mounted down low, under the motor, around the bottoms of both exhaust manifolds.
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htrdlincoln98 said:
Those must have been pretty small turbos to fit.
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Jeff said it wasn't worth the effort. The car was a beast but the turbos hung to low and AFAIK he never had it dial in 100% before getting rid of the turbos and going in another direction. The car has been off the road for a while while he's getting another combo together.

Sean you probably met him at E-town last year. He's a tall guy and didn't have a car with him since the Mark had no motor in it at the time.
 
htrdlincoln98 said:
Those must have been pretty small turbos to fit.

As for turbo VS supercharger. Turbos like mediumd said has no Hp loss like triing to turn a SC.
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There is some engine NET power loss, as the engine has to work a bit harder to push the gases through the turbo, just nowhere near as much loss as with a supercharger.

I'm still curious to know how that turbo Mark on youtube has been packaged - never could find any info on it.
 
It looks like it would be an interesting year long project to embark upon. The biggest downer I see is, while building this monster, you practically have to disassemble the whole front end to build it, and to work on it as well. :p
 
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May as well go all out and comppund boost it. Throw a Whipple 2.4 on it and then a pair of big ass rear mounted turbos. Eliminate the turbo lag and make 1000+hp easily. :D

Every time I saw a compound boosted Terminator I shook my head. They make around 1200 hp but I know guys with TT Cobras making 1000-1080 at the wheels already and they dont get traction till 150-160 MPH and thats only on drag radials. :eek:

And another thing about the turbod Cobras. If they would line up against a Whippled or KB Cobra making 650 ish at the wheels the blown cars would just stomp all over the turbo Cobras untill 100 MPH where the turbo car would make up ground quickly. Its like watching a Supra video. :lol:
 
LaserSVT said:
May as well go all out and comppund boost it. Throw May as well go all out and comppund boost it.
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if your pAnis works fine, why would you need a dild0?.

Just say NO to compound boost set ups.

whack yourself three times with the stupid stick and repeat after me.

do not turbo a blower, do not supercharge a turbo.
m'kay?
thx
 
GMAN said:
It looks like it would be an interesting year long project to embark upon
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Good thing for you, you live in the great city of Houston Texas.
Home of Gene Deputy of TexasTurbo Fame (<-Google'm)

Mike Gilbert and I visited Gene (long closed) shop back in 02-03ish?

Gene has a 96 LSC(with hids) with a twin turbo.
We spoke about putting a turbo on a street mark 8 and he said without even pausing, DONT DO IT.
now this is the guy that made a living out of putting Turbo's on all kinds of cars in the mid 80's and up until the mid 90's ish.

He said there is too much crap under the hood that would have to be either replace, relocation or eliminated all together.
Then he walked over to either mikes or my car and said.. "open the hood".

When we opened the hood Gene said.. "EVERYTHING, that is plastic"..
the underhood heat associated with a turbo will kill EVERYTHING...

Gene said either put a vortech or a procharger on it period...

We talked to Gene this past Novemeber out at Houston Raceway Park.
he made a couple of exibition runs in the Lincoln and apologized for not running 200MPH.

Gene is a great guy, and like I said.. he's here in Houston.

So... get out "FAT STACKS" which is what gene said it'd take for someone to fab/do it themselves.
 
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