Trexthe3rd

As the title indicates, I did a search but didn't get any result. I wanted to get an idea of the percent of FD owners that have gone single.

EpitrochoidMan

Might try posting a poll in the single forum

widebody2

maybe one poll in each or something...in the single forum you'll have mostly guys with singles or guys looking into it. 3rd gen will have a mix of both and actually I think will give you a better idea.

FDeez

Being in Cali, I'd like to keep twins and upgrade the twins cuz of smog. Need to keep the EGR and keep the catalytic convertor.

Trexthe3rd

So far, we are showing over 70% single!! That's hard to believe, I thought there are still more twins than singles out there.

papsmagu

iTrader: (19)

I'm in the process of converting to single........i'll let you know how it goes. should be complete by the end of the month

juno

i think if you'r looking for power then single would be the best way of doing it.and if you'r looking for an everday driving car with a little kick to it. then stock twin would be the best.

Fd3BOOST

iTrader: (7)

One big turbo is the way to go anyway you look at it.

Trexthe3rd

But there is a little thing called moola, and you need plenty of it to go single, like 10,000 of it.

tedsmith26

10,000 for singal is alittle pricie i spent 3400 about for my singal and it bolted up to every thing and all i need to do not is upgrade fun wich sould not me much more then a grand

Kevin T. Wyum

Big Twins are the ultimate without question if done right. They aren't for the faint of wallet though, of course the high end usually isn't : ).

Kevin T. Wyum

bee

Very true, you get what you pay for.

fastcarfreak

single is the only way to go!!

pugg57

i'm currently running the stock twins but eventually i want to have some fun with my car... now, whether that means strapping a big single to my 13b-rew or swapping in an N/A 20b, the world may never know i'm not sure, more like the the single than anything though. oh to have money... well, more money... can't really complain

broken93

You need an option for "independent twins"

Trexthe3rd

You CANNOT just slap on a single turbo kit on a stock car. You have to take into consideration the fuel requirements (injectors, fuel rail, pump, regulater etc.), and engine management (PFC, AEM, Haltek etc.), intake, exhaust, plumbing, labor involved (even if it's your own), dyno time. When you add all of these things together, 10k is a very conservative estimate.

Trexthe3rd

My wife have those

widebody2

I'd bet most single owners have well over 10k invested. I did all my own work and still have a bunch more than that into the car.

GoodfellaFD3S

iTrader: (213)

LOL!!!!

Hey, did you end up marrying the girl that you were with when I met you back in early 2001? The one in the bikini contest ?

On topic, my new BNRs kick ***. Like a single, but much more cost effective.

FDNewbie

iTrader: (10)

There are. 15 + 13 = 28. Singles = 26. Remember, twins are twins, whether they're upgraded or stock. They still represent one category: people that chose to remain w/ 2 turbos, rather than go w/ 1 (for a plethora of diff reasons, at that).

I beg to differ, Dave. Across the board, two turbos can *always* move a larger volume of air than one. I had a nice little talk w/ Dee about this the other day...

LemonR1

thatsentencewasrunthefuckonamItheonlyonewhoactuall yreadit?

I wouldn't normally go as far as to say anything about typos, but that guy just went nuts with it. I guess I just need to upgrade my fun and stfu.

FDNewbie

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Trexthe3rd

Yep, that's her.

Trexthe3rd

I beg to differ with your beg to differ. If you are comparing the twins to a single the size of one of the twins then yes. But that's just ummmmm, stupid. When people go single why would they downgrade to a single that's the size of one of the twins? Any single turbo kit made for the FD WILL move more air at the same pressure than the stock twins
Another issue is the amount of heat generated by the turbos is higher in the twin application vers. large single. This heat is then transferred to the intake air which in turn robs you of the power that the turbo is suppose to produce. That is why intercoolers are introduced in the forced induction application.

the_glass_man

iTrader: (2)

It really depends on what you are going to use the car for. If it's an auto-x machine or daily driver I'd go with 99 spec twins. Definitely simply the rats nest though. I myself prefer the simplicity of a single turbo. Once setup, it cleans up the engine bay, runs cooler, easier to fix/diagnose and is cheaper to replace parts or fix.