Taurus SHO Turbo Manifolds

[dukeofsho]

I don't need the criticism, check the first post. I was making an observation saying that the manifolds look like they have the same bolt pattern (minus 1 extra stud on the 3.5) as the contour headers. I didnt go telling anyone to pioneer an ecoboost duratec30 or anything..

Hay, don't sweat it. I'm sure people thought this guy was nuts too when he came up with this idea....I wounder how many people told this guy he should run only one turbo..

I injoy being the smart a$$

 

[Dyoel182]

Hot damn that's sweet. I'd love to see the faces on people if they pop the hood on that car expecting a small block and see something super modern.

 

[Rara]

Hay, don't sweat it. I'm sure people thought this guy was nuts too when he came up with this idea....I wounder how many people told this guy he should run only one turbo..

I injoy being the smart a$$

Yeah, not exactly the same league as what is being discussed here. That guy made all sorts of custom stuff, INCLUDING exhaust manifolds. I'm pretty sure he didn't go dig up some stock manifolds off a SHO.

And for the record, twin turbos are generally used in the place of a single turbo for only a few reasons for aftermarket, and a few more for OEM.
1) Bling factor. Twin turbo sounds cooler than turbo.
2) Packaging. On a V-type engine, it can be quite tidy to tuck the turbos right on the sides of the engine instead of running all the piping to fit a single.
3) For OEM, emissions. Short path to a turbo then a catalytic convertor on each side rather than a long path for both sides to a turbo then a cat, means much better light-off characteristics and better emissions, which gives them more freedom with calibration.
4) For OEM, Lag. Two tiny turbos can give lots of torque off idle, while being choked off up at high rpm. OEMs don't care about the top end as much, but more about how the car drives around town, and what magazine reviewers say.

 

[Pope]

Agreed.^^ The great thing about these small twin turbos is the 295hp at 800 rpms..:crazy: And reaches 365hp at 1500 rpms.

Almost 300hp just by touching the gas, makes this an easy get around town vehicle .

somehow I doubt they make those numbers....
HP=TQ*RPM/5252 > TQ=HP*5252/RPM

295*5252/800=1936.7
365*5252/1500=1278.0

In order to be making that kind of HP at those RPM's the EcoBoost engine would need to be making almost 2,000 ft/lbs of torque just off/at idle.

While I am certain the engines are awesome, they are not that awesome.