here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

I noticed this at work the other day, never seen a turbine housing like it.
I beleve it came off a Caterpillar 3208.
Sorry for the crappy phone pic.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

where can i get one?

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I'm curious as to what the point of this is? Unless you have a twin plenum intake system on the engine, you would still have just one throttle body, which defeats the purpose of two outlets on the compressor housing.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

why couldnt that be the exhaust side?

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

It looks like it's aluminum, so I doubt it could stand up to the heat of the exhaust.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

well to me it looks like its setup for v-band clamps, or whatever the quick exhaust clamps are called, if it was for intake clamps why would they cut a notch and roll the lip.

either way its hard to tell in the picture what its actualy made out of

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

To me it looks like an exhaust housing with a v-band inlet and v-band outlet. The compressor housing is sitting right next to it..

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

Alot of heavy equipment uses v-band clamps on the compressor housings. Most of the pushbacks and other airplane moving stuff at the airport use them on both the intake and exhaust sides of the engine.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

I think it's an exhaust housing.

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It could be part of a sequential turbo setup.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

twin intercoolers

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Its the exhaust side. Its cast iron.

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Must be freshly sandblasted that makes it look like aluminum.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

I beleve it was run through an abrasive tumbler :biggrin:

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

helllllooooo spoolup. We should see this very soon on daily driver DSMs. I believe its streetable.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

That is the exhaust housing.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

If that's the exhaust housing then it would be two exhaust inlets to spin a single turbo. Pretty cool for a big engine.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

if i ever get around to my turbo mustang project ill look into one of these, and make a project thread

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

Caterpillar used compound twin turbo setups on there big dogs instead of using egr valves to pass epa 04 emmisions. I dont think they will be doing that anymore as the twin turbo setup will not be able to pass epa 07 emissions.

Re: here's a turbo for the v8/v6 crowd
 

did they accidently the whole thing?!?! :shocked: