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@ALB posted:

And yet another example of "just because you can doesn't necessarily mean you should".  I'm confused about the "twin turbo"- the engine parts list only mentions 1 turbo- when is a "hybrid" considered a twin turbo set up?  Wouldn't a twin turbo make 400- 500 (or more) horsepower?

In this case, I suspect they are incorrectly referring to it as "twin turbo" because it is using a "hybrid" turbo. For those who aren't into turbos, a hybrid turbo takes a normally sized exhaust side turbo wheel and has it drive an oversized intake side compressor wheel. This allows it to spool up quickly yet make a bit more boost than a "balanced" turbo. There are pros and cons obviously. If you want to dig into it, an example is the Turbonetics T3/T4 hybrid turbo.

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